An investigative and autopsy report has revealed new details of Naya Rivera‘s final moments with her son Josey. According to the report obtained by E! News, the actress accidentally drowned on July 8 at the Diablo Cove in Lake Piru; where she anchored the rented boat.
Investigators say that Josey told them he and Naya jumped in the water after counting to three. The report states; “shortly after they jumped in the water, Rivera told Josey to get back on the boat. She helped him onto the boat. He then heard Rivera yell ‘help’ and she put her arm in the air. She then disappeared into the water.”
This also matches the account of the rental office employee, who found Josey sleeping alone on the pontoon.
That worker said Josey told him Rivera helped him climb back on the boat; after which he turned around and saw his “mom was gone.”
Additionally, a worker who assisted Naya and Josey with setting off from the dock confirmed that he offered the Glee star a life vest, which she politely declined. However, the worker stated he gave it to her nonetheless. This was the consensus by authorities, who found the vest on the boat upon arriving at the scene.
It also appears that Naya and Josey didn’t plan to go swimming that day. According to her mom, Naya said that she and her son intended to have a barbecue at Lake Piru, which is located approximately 50 miles from Los Angeles, Calif. However, Naya rented the pontoon boat instead.
This explained why investigators found a bag of charcoal in the actress’ vehicle, along with a “bag of food items” located on the boat.
Naya’s cause of death remains an accident, with the medical examiner explaining, “her toxicology report shows a therapeutic level of phentermine, low/therapeutic levels of amphetamine and diazepam, caffeine, and a blood alcohol concentration of 0.016%…
Based on the findings from Rivera’s autopsy, known circumstances surrounding the death; and absence of an anatomic or toxicological explanation for the death, as we currently understand; the cause of death is drowning, and the manner of death is an accident.”