By Inday Chikadora | 07:42 AM July 14, 2020
The body of ‘Glee’ star Naya Rivera was found on Monday, five days after she went missing in California.
On Monday afternoon, Sheriff Bill Ayub confirmed Rivera’s death at a press conference, The Rolling Stone reported.
Rivera was pronounced missing Wednesday, July 8th after going boating with her four-year-old son on Lake Piru, in Ventura County’s Los Padres National Forest.
According to Variety, Rivera had reportedly rented a boat with her son, Josey Hollis Dorsey, at around 1 p.m. that afternoon. About three hours later, another boater discovered Josey sleeping alone on the boat’s pontoon. Officials said Josey was unharmed and wearing a life vest, while an adult life vest was found on the boat.
At the time, a spokesman for the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office said, “There’s no evidence of foul play at this point,” and, “This may well be a case of drowning.”
A search and rescue operation was launched and continued throughout the week.
Rivera was known for her role as Santana Lopez on the TV show Glee.
