Search of California lake resumes for missing "Glee" star
A Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department boat is seen on Lake Piru as it aids in the effort to find actress Naya Rivera on July 10, 2020 in Piru near Fillmore, California. (Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The search to find “Glee” TV show star Naya Rivera in a Southern California lake resumed on Sunday, authorities said.
The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office said last Thursday that they believe Rivera, 33, drowned in Lake Piru, northwest of Los Angeles. Her 4-year-old son was discovered alone in a rented boat.
The boy, who was found asleep and wearing a life vest late Wednesday afternoon, told investigators that he and his mother went swimming and he got back on the boat, but “his mom never made it out of the water,” Sheriff’s Sgt. Kevin Donoghue said.
Rivera began acting at a young age, but she rose to national attention playing a lesbian teen on “Glee,” which aired from 2009 until 2015 on Fox.