Naya Rivera, the 33-year-old actress was found dead after drowning in a California lake. She had gone missing last Wednesday at Lake Piru, following which a search operation was launched. Her 4-year-old son Josey was found stabbed on a boat wearing a life jacket. Her last act before she died attempting to save her son from drowning. The Guardian reported that Bill Ayub of the Ventury county sheriff’s department said that based on the location where the body was found, physical characteristics, and the fact that no one else had been reported missing in the area, they were “confident” that the body found was that of Rivera.
Her body was retrieved and sent for biopsy, all the preliminary examination did not show any evidence of foul play or suicide. Sgt Kevin Donoghue, a spokesman for the police department, had earlier told the BBC that they were “putting every available asset and resource” into the search. He added that Rivera’s son had seen his mother “disappear beneath the water”. The police are investigating the cause of death though it is suspected that the lake strong currents could have been the reason for her death.
Naya Rivera became popular after her acting career’s biggest break, ‘Glee’. She is also famously known for acting in series like Baywatch and the Fresh Prince of Bel Air.