Naya Rivera, an American actress renowned for her role in Glee, a comedy-drama series, has gone missing taking a boat trip with her four-year-old son, Josey.
According to CNN , the 33-year-old had rented a boat on Wednesday at the Lake Piru, north-west of Los Angeles; but the Ventura County Sheriff’s office is now assuming a case drowning.
“Authorities say Rivera rented a pontoon boat with her toddler on Lake Piru in Ventura around 1pm. About three hours later, another boater discovered the Ponto drifting with Rivera’s son asleep in it and unharmed on board,” CNN reported.
“Police say the four-year-old had a life vest on and an adult life vest was found on the boat. The boy told police that he and his mother went swimming but she did not get back on the boat.”
According to TMZ, police sources claim Josey said that his mother had “jumped into the water but didn’t come back up”.
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.
Buschow added that her 4-year-old son ” is in good health. The boy was initially reported by authorities to be a 3-year-old girl. The family is going through a very traumatic time right now. Search operation is currently ongoing to find her, dead or alive,” he said.
Two days before the incident occurred, the actress posted a picture of her and her son in an embrace on Twitter with the caption, “just the two of us”.
About Naya Rivera
Rivera had begun her career as a child actress and model, appearing in TV commercials in the US. As a four-year-old, she starred in the Royal Family sitcom while making other TV appearances. Naya Rivera was once married to actor, Ryan Dorsey. They married in 2014, but the marriage was marred by domestic abuse allegations against Rivera and ended in divorce. They have one son, Josey together.
