Police Have Released Underwater Footage From Naya Rivera Search

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.

Naya Rivera's final moments were heroic, police say. The 33-year-old actress' body was found in Lake Piru in Ventura County, California, on Monday, and during a news conference that afternoon, Ventura County Sheriff Bill Ayub shared what authorities believe led to Rivera's death.Ayub recounted what the star's 4-year-old son, Josey, whom she shares with ex-husband Ryan Dorsey, told police about the disappearance of his mom.

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.

Also Read: Naya Rivera's 'Glee' Co-Star Heather Morris Pleads to Join Search: 'We Are Feeling Helpless'The Ventura County Sheriff’s office will hold a press conference Monday at 2 p.m. PT to address their findings.Rivera went missing Wednesday after renting a boat at Lake Piru in California with her 4-year-old son.

A reported seven people have drowned in Lake Piru between the timespan of 1994 and 2000, and now a rescuer from Naya Rivera‘s search investigation is speaking out about the lake in particular.

Investigators will continue searching for Naya Rivera at Lake Piru in California “at least through Tuesday.”

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

Some of Naya Rivera’s former co-stars are defending themselves against online critics. “Glee” alums Kevin McHale and Amber Riley took to Twitter on Sunday to ask fans to focus on Rivera and to show respect to her family and friends during this difficult time.

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorThe Ventura County Sheriff’s Department is attempting to dissaude the public from joining the search for “Glee” actress Naya Rivera, who is presumed to be drowned after a swimming accident Wednesday at California’s Lake Piru.Ventura County Sheriff’s Captain Eric Buschow told Variety that authorities do not want friends or fans of Rivera to attempt to search the area by themselves.“It’s going to be oppressively hot.

The search for Naya Rivera is ongoing and the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department is now revealing they will search the cabins surrounding Lake Piru in California.

Glee star Naya Rivera at Lake Piru. Authorities provided a video update from their late Friday night mission on July 10, shedding light on just how tough searching the California reservoir is.

The Ventura County Sherriff's Department has released footage showing the underwater visibility of the lake where Naya Rivera went missing. The former "Glee" actress, 33, disappeared Wednesday after she rented and boarded a pontoon boat at Lake Piru near Los Angeles with her 4-year-old son Josey.The boy has been located and is safe, but the search for Rivera is still ongoing.

Officials in Ventura County have given a new update Friday afternoon about the continued search for Naya Rivera two days after she went missing in Southern California.