Hero Naya Rivera saved her son before drowning say police

Naya Rivera was laid to rest in a Los Angeles cemetery, less than two weeks after the Glee actress tragically died at the age of 33. Her body was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park on July 24, according to her death certificate, which was obtained by PEOPLE.

As Hollywood mourns the loss of  Naya Rivera, who was found dead on July 13 at the age of 33 after drowning while on a boating trip with her four-year-old son, her former fiance Big Sean joined the chorus of voices remember the Glee alum’s vibrance and life. The rapper 32, took to Instagram to share a moving tribute to Naya, whom he dated in 2013 and was engaged to until Apr.

LOS ANGELES — “Glee” star Naya Rivera died of accidental drowning, the Ventura County medical examiner said on Tuesday, marking the third tragic passing of a cast member from the popular television musical series.

Rivera was found in Lake Piru on Monday, five days after she disappeared while boating with her 4-year-old son, who was found asleep and alone on the boat hours later. The autopsy's findings were all consistent with the expectations of the Sheriff's Office, which conducted the search and investigation.

In the tragic death of Naya Rivera, it's believed that her final moments she pushed her son back on the boat before losing her strength, and devastatingly, disappeared under the water. When her four-year-old son Josey was found he told police officers that he looked back and his mummy was gone - using up all her energy to save her son's life.

Authorities believe that actress Naya Rivera summoned the last of her strength to save her son before her fatal drowning at Lake Piru last week. Officials recovered a body from the lake yesterday that was later confirmed by police to be the Glee actress.

The Ventura County Sheriff's Department confirmed in a press conference this afternoon that Glee actress Naya Rivera's body was recovered from Lake Piru after she died from drowning. "Today our search teams have recovered a body in the lake," the sheriff said.

Glee star Amber Riley has shared a heartbreaking video of her friend and late Glee co-star Naya Rivera singing with her son Josey. Naya, 33, and her four-year-old son can be seen singing along to Skidamarink and at the end they kiss - in the now tear-jerking tender moment.

Naya Rivera have said that she 'found the strength to save her young son but she couldn't save herself'. Last night, Ventura County Police department confirmed that Naya was dead after her body was found on day six of the search.

The body of 33-year-old Glee star Naya Rivera was recovered from Lake Piru in Ventura County on Monday morning, the local Sherriff's Department announced today at a press conference. "We are confident the body we found is that of Naya Rivera," Ventura County Sheriff Bill Ayub said during the press conference, as reported by CNN.

Actress Naya Rivera’s last moments on this earth were spent sacrificing her own life to save that of her son, Josey Dorsey. On Monday, July 13, 2020, authorities confirmed that the body of Naya Rivera, 33, was recovered at California’s Lake Piru.

Naya Rivera saved the life of her beloved four-year-old son Josey before she tragically drowned in Southern California’s Lake Piru. At the July 13 news conference announcing that her body had been recovered and identified, Ventura County Sheriff Bill Ayub revealed that Josey told investigators that his mom pushed him onto the safety of the boat before slipping underwater.

The final text message sent by Naya Rivera prior to her disappearance on Wednesday gave authorities insight into their search before it came to a tragic end on Monday.