Naya Rivera’s Friends & Fans Share Prayers And Outrage On Social Media, As Authorities Presume The Missing ‘Glee’ Alum Is Dead

On Monday, the Ventura County Sheriff's Office confirmed that they believe the body found earlier in the morning to be that of Naya Rivera, who disappeared at California's Lake Piru last week.

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.

Naya Rivera's former co-stars are defending themselves against online critics.

Naya Rivera‘s nearest and dearest are going through the most heartbreaking time right now, as the 33-year-old is still missing in Southern California’s Lake Piru after going for a swim during July 8 boating trip with her son. Her ex-husband Ryan Dorsey has been spending his time with her family, as they await any word about the recovery mission for the former Glee star.

2 min read It looks like the ‘Glee Curse’ continues with news that Naya Rivera, famous for playing lesbian Santana Lopez on Glee, went missing while swimming with her 4-year-old son and is now presumed dead. The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office has announced the search for Rivera on Lake Piru, California has now turned into a recovery mission.

Glee co-star, Heather Morris—who played the Brittany to her Santana—posted on her Instagram Stories. “We need all the prayers we can get to bring our Naya back home to us,” she wrote.

Asking for prayers. Naya Rivera’s Glee cast reacted to her missing and presumed death at lake, and they’re praying that she’s found safe and sound. The “Sorry” singer—who played Santana Lopez on FOX’s Glee from 2009 to 2015—was reported missing on Wednesday, July 8, by the Fillmore Police Department in California after she and her 4-year-old son, Josey, took a trip to Lake Piru in Ventura County, California, and she didn’t return to shore.

Glee alum Naya Rivera is missing and presumed dead after her son was found alone on a boat in a lake. The Fillmore Police Department in California confirmed on Wednesday, July 8, that the actress is missing after she and her 4-year-old son, Josey Rivera, went on a trip to Lake Piru in Ventura County, California, where rented a pontoon boat for three hours and went swimming in the water.

Lake Piru in Southern California is closed to the public as authorities continued their search Thursday forGleeactress Naya Rivera, who went missing Wednesday while boating with her 4-year-old son Josey on Lake Piru. Dive teams from throughout the region are assisting the Ventura County Sheriff's Department through mutual aid, according to authorities.