Missing Glee star Naya Rivera is now presumed dead

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.

LOS ANGELES — A body recovered from a lake in California is that of missing “Glee” actress Naya Rivera, officials said on Monday.

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, 33, was found in Lake Piru, near Los Angeles, on Monday, five days after going missing on a boating trip with her young son.The medical examiner’s report said there was no indication that drugs or alcohol played a role in her death and no traumatic injuries or other medical

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticThe cause of Naya Rivera’s death is an accidental drowning, the Ventura County Medical Examiner’s Office has found.In the report released today, the Office confirmed the body found yesterday in Lake Piru near Los Angeles is that of the Glee actress. The identification was made by dental records.The report also indicates that there was no evidence of drugs or alcohol playing a role in the drowning, although toxicology tests will be conducted.

“Glee” actress Naya Rivera has died following an accident at Lake Piru near Los Angeles, Calif. She was 33.

Amber Riley posted a video of Naya Rivera singing “Skidamarink” with her 4-year-old son, Josey, after the late actress’ body was found in Lake Piru on Monday, July 13.“My favorite duet partner,” the Los Angeles native, 34, captioned the Tuesday, July 14, Instagram footage. “I love you.

The actress Naya Rivera, who starred in six seasons of Ryan Murphy's hit musical comedy Glee as the sharp-tongued cheerleader Santana Lopez, has died, according to a statement by a spokesman from Ventura County Sheriff’s Office. She was 33.

LOS ANGELES -- The search to find “Glee” TV show star Naya Rivera in a Southern California lake resumed on Sunday, authorities said. The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office said last Thursday that they believe Rivera, 33, drowned in Lake Piru, northwest of Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES — A body has been found at the site where authorities were searching for missing “Glee” actress Naya Rivera, the Ventura, California, County Sheriff’s office said on Twitter on Monday.A body has been found at Lake Piru this morning. The recovery is in progress.

LOS ANGELES -- A body was found Monday at a Southern California lake during the search for “Glee” star Naya Rivera, authorities said. The body was discovered five days after the 33-year-old Rivera disappeared on Lake Piru, where her son was found July 8 alone a few hours later on a boat the two had rented, the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office said.

Naya Rivera’s disappearance while boating on Lake Piru outside Los Angeles this week is just the latest in a string of tragedies that have befallen Glee, the popular musical-comedy that ran from 2009 to 2015.

LOS ANGELES -- The search to find “Glee" TV show star Naya Rivera in a Southern California lake ended Saturday without any results, authorities said. The Ventura County Sheriff's Office said in a tweet Saturday night that the search of Lake Piru will resume Sunday morning.

Naya Rivera’s disappearance while boating on Lake Piru outside Los Angeles this week is just the latest in a string of tragedies that have befallen Glee, the popular musical-comedy that ran from 2009 to 2015.The 33-year-old star vanished on Wednesday after renting a pontoon boat with her four-year-old son, Josey.

An emotional moment. Naya Rivera’s ex-husband Ryan Dorsey reunited with their son after she went missing at a lake on Wednesday, July 8. In photos obtained by the Daily Mail, the former couple’s 4-year-old son, Josey, was reunited with his father on Thursday, July 9, one day after the Glee alum went missing at Lake Piru in Ventura County, California.

LOS ANGELES -- Authorities said Thursday that they believe “Glee” star Naya Rivera drowned in a Southern California lake but they are continuing the search for her a day after her 4-year-old son was found alone in a rented boat. “Investigators believe Rivera drowned in what appears to be a tragic accident,” a Ventura County Sheriff's Office statement said.

The search for former Glee star Naya Rivera continues, 24 hours since the actress was reported missing after disappearing during a boating trip with her four-year-old son.