“Glee” actress Naya Rivera is missing and presumed dead after an apparent boating accident at Lake Piru in Ventura County, California:
#BREAKING: @Actress @NayaRivera is presumed dead, per @VENTURASHERIFF. The actress/singer and her four year old son were on a rented pontoon boat on #LakePiru and were swimming. The son got back on the boat, his mom did not. He was wearing a life-vest, she was not. pic.twitter.com/sSZ3UmeT2t
— Robert Kovacik (@RobertNBCLA) July 9, 2020
Rivera had rented a boat with her 4-year-old son who was found on the boat asleep and in a life vest:
DEVELOPING: ‘Glee’ actress Naya Rivera is missing and may have drowned after going boating with her 4-year-old son on Lake Piru today. She rented a boat this afternoon and when the boat was overdue, staff at the lake found it with her child on board, but could not find her https://t.co/X7vJtTA9Lf
— Mac Colson (@MacColsonTV) July 9, 2020
She had rented a pontoon boat similar to this one:
#NayaRivera: “This is considered to be a horrible accident” @VENTURASHERIFF tells @NBCLA. This pontoon boat is similar to the one @NayaRivera rented with her four year old son. He was found asleep on the boat, wearing a life-vest. An adult life-vest was also found on board. pic.twitter.com/12lV5U6ryD
— Robert Kovacik (@RobertNBCLA) July 9, 2020
According to reports, the pair were swimming in the lake and she was not wearing a life vest:
MORE DETAILS: #Glee actress and singer Naya Rivera went swimming and her son got back into the boat but the mother did not, the sheriff’s department said. The boy had a life vest but the mother did not, officials said. https://t.co/nfxhbr8ndd
— Brittney Cottingham (@bbcott) July 9, 2020
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And a search will continue this morning:
The missing person at Lake Puru has been identified as Naya Rivera, 33, of Los Angeles. SAR operation will continue at first light. @VCAirUnit @fillmoresheriff @Cal_OES pic.twitter.com/bC3qaZS3Ra
— Ventura Co. Sheriff (@VENTURASHERIFF) July 9, 2020
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