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Body is found in Lake Piru search for ‘Glee’ star Naya Rivera
by Associated Press
LOS ANGELES — A body was found Monday at a Ventura County lake during the search for “Glee” star Naya Rivera, authorities said.
The body was discovered five days after the 33-year-old Rivera disappeared on Lake Piru, where her son was found July 8 alone a few hours later on a boat the two had rented, the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office said.
Authorities would not immediately say if the person found was Rivera but said the day after she disappeared that they believed she drowned in the lake northwest of Los Angeles. A 2 p.m. press conference was scheduled.
The lake an hour’s drive from Los Angeles was searched by dozens of divers working in waters with little visibility, with help above from helicopters, drones and all-terrain vehicles.
Authorities say the operation to find Naya Rivera has moved from a search and rescue to a search and recovery mission.
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FILE – Actress Naya Rivera arrives at Logo’s NewNowNext Awards in Los Angeles on April 13, 2013. (Photo by Dan Steinberg/Invision/AP, File)
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FILE – Actress Naya Rivera arrives at the opening of photographer Brian Bowen Smith’s WILDLIFE in West Hollywood, Calif., on Oct. 23, 2014. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
FILE – Actress Naya Rivera arrives at the 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles on Jan. 30, 2011. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)
FILE – In this Feb. 23, 2016, file photo, actress Naya Rivera attends Vanity Fair and FIAT Celebration of Young Hollywood in West Hollywood. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
FILE – In this May 5, 2017, file photo, Naya Rivera attends the 24th Annual Race to Erase MS Gala in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
FILE – Actress and singer Naya Rivera arrives at the 53rd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Feb. 13, 2011. Music, Volume 1.” (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
File- This Dec. 11, 2013, file photo shows Naya Rivera arriving at the 22nd Annual Women in Entertainment Breakfast at the Beverly Hills Hote (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
Naya Rivera from “Glee” poses at the show’s second season premiere in Los Angeles on Sept. 7, 2010.
Search and rescue personnel exit the pier at Lake Piru in Los Padres National Forest, Calif., Thursday, July 9, 2020. Authorities said Thursday that they believe “Glee” star Naya Rivera drowned in the lake but they are continuing the search for her a day after her 4-year-old son was found alone in a rented boat.
CORRECTS LAKE NAME TO PIRU – Members of the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office search for former “Glee” actress Naya Rivera, Thursday, July 9, 2020 in Lake Piru, Calif. Rivera rented a boat on Wednesday and her 4-year-old son was found alone on the rented boat. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
Ventura county sheriff dive teams in the water at Lake Piru during search-and-rescue Thursday, July 9,2020. Lake Piru, CA/USA.
The effort that has transitioned to a search-and-recovery operation after actress Naya Rivera went missing Wednesday Ventura County’s Lake Piru and her young son was found alone on a rented boat, authorities announced Thursday morning.
According to the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office, the 33-year-old Rivera is presumed dead in a tragic accident after a boating and swimming excursion that began about 1 p.m. Wednesday.
(Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer)
Ventura county sheriff dive teams in the water at Lake Piru during search-and-rescue Thursday, July 9,2020. Lake Piru, CA/USA.
The effort that has transitioned to a search-and-recovery operation after actress Naya Rivera went missing Wednesday Ventura County’s Lake Piru and her young son was found alone on a rented boat, authorities announced Thursday morning.
According to the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office, the 33-year-old Rivera is presumed dead in a tragic accident after a boating and swimming excursion that began about 1 p.m. Wednesday.
(Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer)
CORRECTS LAKE NAME TO PIRU – Members of the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office search for former “Glee” actress Naya Rivera, Thursday, July 9, 2020 in Lake Piru, Calif. Rivera rented a boat on Wednesday and her 4-year-old son was found alone on the rented boat. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
A coast-guard helicopter passes over Lake Piru during search-and-rescue Thursday, July 9,2020. Lake Piru, CA/USA.
The effort that has transitioned to a search-and-recovery operation after actress Naya Rivera went missing Wednesday Ventura County’s Lake Piru and her young son was found alone on a rented boat, authorities announced Thursday morning.
According to the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office, the 33-year-old Rivera is presumed dead in a tragic accident after a boating and swimming excursion that began about 1 p.m. Wednesday.
(Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer)
CORRECTS LAKE NAME TO PIRU – Members of Ventura County Sheriff’s Office Underwater Search and Rescue Team arrive, Thursday, July 9, 2020 in Lake Piru, Calif., to search for missing “Glee” actress Naya Rivera. Rivera rented a boat on Wednesday and her 4-year-old son was found alone on the rented boat. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
Ventura water rescue team starts their search and rescue at Lake Piru Thursday, July 9,2020. Lake Piru, CA/USA.
The effort that has transitioned to a search-and-recovery operation after actress Naya Rivera went missing Wednesday Ventura County’s Lake Piru and her young son was found alone on a rented boat, authorities announced Thursday morning.
According to the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office, the 33-year-old Rivera is presumed dead in a tragic accident after a boating and swimming excursion that began about 1 p.m. Wednesday.
(Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer)
A coast-guard helicopter passes over Lake Piru during search-and-rescue Thursday, July 9,2020. Lake Piru, CA/USA.
The effort that has transitioned to a search-and-recovery operation after actress Naya Rivera went missing Wednesday Ventura County’s Lake Piru and her young son was found alone on a rented boat, authorities announced Thursday morning.
According to the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office, the 33-year-old Rivera is presumed dead in a tragic accident after a boating and swimming excursion that began about 1 p.m. Wednesday.
(Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer)
CORRECTS LAKE NAME TO PIRU – Members of Ventura County Sheriff’s Office Underwater Search and Rescue Team help in the search for former “Glee” star Naya Rivera, Thursday, July 9, 2020 in Lake Piru, Calif. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
Ventura county sheriff dive team pass by the boat were actress Naya Rivera went missing from at Lake Piru during search-and-rescue Thursday, July 9,2020. Lake Piru, CA/USA.
The effort that has transitioned to a search-and-recovery operation after actress Naya Rivera went missing Wednesday Ventura County’s Lake Piru and her young son was found alone on a rented boat, authorities announced Thursday morning.
According to the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office, the 33-year-old Rivera is presumed dead in a tragic accident after a boating and swimming excursion that began about 1 p.m. Wednesday.
(Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer)
CORRECTS LAKE NAME TO PIRU – Members of Ventura County Sheriff’s Office Underwater Search and Rescue Team search for former “Glee” actress Naya Rivera, Thursday, July 9, 2020 in Lake Piru, Calif. Rivera rented a boat on Wednesday and her 4-year-old son was found alone on the rented boat. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
A coast-guard helicopter passes over Lake Piru during search-and-rescue Thursday, July 9,2020. Lake Piru, CA/USA.
The effort that has transitioned to a search-and-recovery operation after actress Naya Rivera went missing Wednesday Ventura County’s Lake Piru and her young son was found alone on a rented boat, authorities announced Thursday morning.
According to the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office, the 33-year-old Rivera is presumed dead in a tragic accident after a boating and swimming excursion that began about 1 p.m. Wednesday.
(Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer)
A Ventura sheriff helicopter lifts off at Lake Piru during search-and-rescue Thursday, July 9,2020. Lake Piru, CA/USA.
The effort that has transitioned to a search-and-recovery operation after actress Naya Rivera went missing Wednesday Ventura County’s Lake Piru and her young son was found alone on a rented boat, authorities announced Thursday morning.
According to the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office, the 33-year-old Rivera is presumed dead in a tragic accident after a boating and swimming excursion that began about 1 p.m. Wednesday.
(Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer)
CORRECTS LAKE NAME TO PIRU – Members of the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office search for former “Glee” actress Naya Rivera, Thursday, July 9, 2020 in Lake Piru, Calif. Rivera rented a boat on Wednesday and her 4-year-old son was found alone on the rented boat. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
A coast-guard helicopter passes over Lake Piru during search-and-rescue Thursday, July 9,2020. Lake Piru, CA/USA.
The effort that has transitioned to a search-and-recovery operation after actress Naya Rivera went missing Wednesday Ventura County’s Lake Piru and her young son was found alone on a rented boat, authorities announced Thursday morning.
According to the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office, the 33-year-old Rivera is presumed dead in a tragic accident after a boating and swimming excursion that began about 1 p.m. Wednesday.
(Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer)
Ventura county sheriff dive team pass by the boat were actress Naya Rivera went missing from at Lake Piru during search-and-rescue Thursday, July 9,2020. Lake Piru, CA/USA.
The effort that has transitioned to a search-and-recovery operation after actress Naya Rivera went missing Wednesday Ventura County’s Lake Piru and her young son was found alone on a rented boat, authorities announced Thursday morning.
According to the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office, the 33-year-old Rivera is presumed dead in a tragic accident after a boating and swimming excursion that began about 1 p.m. Wednesday.
(Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer)
Ventura County Sheriff’s deputies appear on the scene in Lake Piru, Calif., Thursday, July 9, 2020, searching for “Glee” star Naya Rivera who was reported missing on Wednesday. Her 4-year-old son was found alone on a rented boat. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
Ventura sheriff Sgt. Kevin Donahue updates the media that now its a search-and-recovery operation Thursday, July 9,202. Lake Piru CA/USA. Actress Naya Rivera went missing at Ventura County’s Lake Piru and her young son was found alone on a rented boat, authorities announced Thursday morning.
According to the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office, the 33-year-old Rivera is presumed dead in a tragic accident after a boating and swimming excursion that began about 1 p.m. Wednesday.
(Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer)
CORRECTS LAKE NAME TO PIRU – Members of Ventura County Sheriff’s Office Underwater Search and Rescue Team help in the search for former “Glee” star Naya Rivera, Thursday, July 9, 2020 in Lake Piru, Calif. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
A helicopter helps in the search for former “Glee” star Naya Rivera on Thursday, July 9, 2020, at Lake Piru in Los Padres National Forest, northwest of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
Rivera played singing cheerleader Santana Lopez for six seasons on the Fox musical-comedy “Glee.”
If she is declared dead, she will become the third major cast member from the show to die in their 30s.
Cory Monteith, one of the show’s leads, died at 31 in 2013 from a toxic mix of alcohol and heroin.
And co-star Mark Salling, who Rivera dated at one point, killed himself in 2018 at age 35 after pleading guilty to child pornography charges.
Rivera had experience boating on the lake in Los Padres National Forest, authorities said.
Surveillance video shows Rivera and her son, Josey Hollis Dorsey, leaving on the rented boat.
When the boat failed to return, its vendor found the vessel drifting in the northern end of the lake late Wednesday afternoon with the boy asleep on board. He told investigators that he and his mother had been swimming and he got back into the boat but she didn’t, according to a sheriff’s office statement.
The boy was wearing a life vest, and another life jacket was found in the boat along with Rivera’s purse and identification.
Rivera is believed to have drowned “in what appears to be a tragic accident,” the statement said.
The boy, Rivera’s son from her marriage to actor Ryan Dorsey, was safe and healthy and with family members, authorities said. The couple finalized their divorce in June 2018 after nearly four years of marriage.
The most recent tweet on Rivera’s account, from July 7, read “just the two of us” along with a photo of her and her son.
Rivera was born in Valencia and grew up in the city, graduating from Valencia High in 2005.
She got her show-business start at a young age, appearing in commercials for Kmart as a child. At age 4, she appeared in the TV series “The Royal Family,” starring comedian Redd Foxx.
Her parents are Yolanda, a former model and a former executive assistant at the Los Angeles Daily News, and George Rivera.
She made her movie debut in the horror film “At the Devil’s Door” in 2014. She also dabbled in music, releasing single in 2013, “Sorry”, with rapper Big Sean, on Columbia Records. She also had a recurring role on the Lifetime series “Devious Maids.”
But it was on Fox’s “Glee,” that she made her mark, appearing in 113 episodes of the series as Santana Lopez.
It appeared increasingly likely she would become the third major cast member from the show to die in their 30s.
Co-star Mark Salling, who Rivera dated at one point, killed himself in 2018 at age 35 after pleading guilty to child pornography charges.
Cory Monteith, one of the show’s leads, died at 31 in 2013 from a toxic mix of alcohol and heroin.
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