Naya Rivera is an Actress presumed dead after her four-year-old son was found alone in a boat on Lake Piru in California on Wednesday afternoon.
The Ventura County Sheriff’s Department said that they began searching for a presumed drowning victim at the reservoir at around 1 pm.
The Glee actress is said to have arrived at the lake and rented a pontoon boat, taking her son out aboard.
Naya Rivera Age
Glee star Naya Rivera has died at the age of 33 years old.
Husband and Children
Rivera had just taken to her social media on July 7, sharing a touching photo of her with her son, Josey Hollis. ‘Just the two of us,’ she said in the post.
Naya welcomed son, Josey Hollis, with then-husband Ryan Dorsey in 2015.
Lake Piru is a reservoir located in the Los Padres National Forest and Topatopa Mountains, created in 1955.
Missing
On Wednesday, the Glee star, 33, was reported missing after a trip to Lake Piru in Ventura County, California. The actress and her 4-year-old son, Josey Dorsey, rented a pontoon boat and were swimming. After the boat was overdue for return after the three-hour rental, the staff at the lake found it at the north side of the lake with her son aboard asleep, but not Rivera.
#BREAKING Actress Naya Rivera, known for ‘Glee,’ is missing and may have drowned after going boating with her son on Lake Piru, authorities sayhttps://t.co/lWATQLIXz2
— ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) July 9, 2020
Searching
A search-and-rescue operation was undertaken at the lake, but she was not found, according to Fillmore Police Department. Authorities suspended the search for the night, but plan to resume on Thursday.
Authorities believe Rivera to be ‘presumed drowned’ and a search has been launched to locate her body, according to Captain Eric Buschow, a spokesman for the Venture County Sheriff’s Office.
A search and rescue dive team and a helicopter with a drone have both been dispatched to the scene to assist in the search.
Naya Rivera Presumed Dead
Actress Naya Rivera is presumed dead after her four-year-old son was found alone in a boat on Lake Piru in California on Wednesday afternoon.
The Ventura County Sheriff’s Department said that they began searching for a presumed drowning victim at the reservoir at around 1 pm
#BREAKING: @Actress @NayaRivera is presumed dead, per @VENTURASHERIFF. The actress/singer and her four year old son were on a rented pontoon boat on #LakePiru and were swimming. The son got back on the boat, his mom did not. He was wearing a life-vest, she was not. pic.twitter.com/sSZ3UmeT2t
— Robert Kovacik (@RobertNBCLA) July 9, 2020
The Glee actress, 33, is said to have arrived at the lake and rented a pontoon boat, taking her son out aboard.
At around 4 pm, the boat was found with the child inside but the victim was missing and the car still parked at the lake.
Rivera and her son are said to have been swimming in the lake, with only the boy getting back on the boat.
Authorities believe Rivera to be ‘presumed drowned’ and a search has been launched to locate her body, according to Captain Eric Buschow, a spokesman for the Venture County Sheriff’s Office.
A search and rescue dive team and a helicopter with a drone have both been dispatched to the scene to assist in the search.
As of 8 pm, a body has not yet been located.
Rivera had just taken to her social media on July 7, sharing a touching photo of her with her son, Josey Hollis. ‘Just the two of us,’ she said in the post.
Naya welcomed son, Josey Hollis, with then-husband Ryan Dorsey in 2015.
Lake Piru is a reservoir located in the Los Padres National Forest and Topatopa Mountains, created in 1955.
In a tweet, the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department wrote at 6:30 pm PST, “Happening [sic] now: Search for a possible drowning victim at Lake Piru.
@VCAirUnit.”
They added, “@fillmoresheriff on scene. SAR Dive Team and PIO on the way.”
On July 2, Rivera took to social media to remind fans that “tomorrow is not promised.”
“no matter the year, circumstance, or strifes every day you’re alive is a blessing,” she wrote on Instagram. “make the most of today and every day you are given. tomorrow is not
