Glee Castmates and More Stars Mourn Naya Rivera's Death with Touching Tributes

Naya Rivera's friends and Glee co-stars are honoring her life on Instagram and Twitter, following the Ventura Sheriff Department's announcement that Rivera's body was found and that she died of drowning in Lake Piru. Rivera is survived by her four-year-old son Josey, ex-husband Ryan Dorsey, her brother Mychal Rivera, and her parents Yolanda and George Rivera.Here, the tributes that her family, friends, and co-stars shared.Amber Riley"My favorite duet partner.

Naya Rivera, who played Santana Lopez on the wildly popular Fox musical seriesGlee, was declared dead Monday. She was 33.

After being declared a missing person when her four-year-old son Josey was found alone on a boat in Lake Piru, California, on Wednesday 8th July, last night police confirmed the body they'd found in the lake was that of former Glee actress Naya Rivera.A statement from the Ventura Country Sheriff's office reads, 'The news conference has concluded. Sheriff Ayub has confirmed the body recovered at Lake Piru today was Naya Rivera.

The cast of Glee is speaking out with touching tributes for the late actress Naya Rivera, who played Santana Lopez on the hit Fox series.

In news that shook the Glee-loving world, Naya Rivera, who played the fiery yet lovable Santana for the entire six-season run of the show, was found dead on July 13, five days after she went missing, following a day of boating with her young son, Josey, 4, in Lake Piru on July 8. After days of searching for her body, a law enforcement source confirmed to HollywoodLife, on Monday afternoon, that the actress died.

Glee actress Naya Rivera's body was found in Lake Piru, the Ventura Sheriff's Department confirmed in its press conference given today. Sheriff Bill Ayub shared details with reporters on what their investigation revealed, including the heartbreaking news that Rivera appeared to have sacrificed her life to help her four-year-old son Josey get back in the pontoon boat they rented.

went missing at California's Lake Piru, Naya Rivera's body has been recovered. The actress was officially pronounced dead on Monday, July 13, exactly seven years after the death of Rivera's friend and former co-star, Cory Monteith, in 2013. Rivera, who played Santana Lopez on, went missing on July 8 after taking a boat ride in Lake Piru with her 4-year-old son, Josey.

Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior CorrespondentSeven years ago, the cast of “Glee” lived through a horrific tragedy: the death of Cory Monteith on July 13, 2013.Exactly seven years after Monteith was found dead from an accidental overdose, the “Glee” cast lost another member of their beloved TV family, Naya Rivera, who was declared dead on Monday when her body was found in Lake Piru in Southern California where she had gone missing six days earlier, after an apparent drowning accident while boating

Ventura County officials publicly confirmed in Monday’s press conference that the body found in Lake Piru north of Los Angeles earlier this morning was in fact that of Naya Rivera.

Hollywood is reeling after the death of 33-year-old Naya Rivera. The Glee actress’ body was found in Lake Pirumon July 13, five days after going missing while boating with her four-year-old son on July 8.

Glee actress Alex Newell is reacting to Naya Rivera‘s tragic death at the age of 33 after being found in Lake Piru in California.

Naya Rivera's loved ones are paying tribute to the late actress and sending their condolences after her tragic death.Rivera was pronounced dead on Monday, as her body was discovered following a five-day search. She was reported missing last Wednesday after she took a boat ride with her 4-year-old son, Josey, in Lake Piru in the Los Padres National Forest in Ventura County, California.