Police Say Naya Rivera Likely Drowned in a Boating Accident on a Southern California Lake

Glee co-star Naya Rivera, whose body was recovered from Lake Piru, Southern California on Monday. Rivera rented a boat with her 4-year-old son, Josey, on July 8, and the pair went swimming together; police believe she drowned after ensuring her son was safely back in the boat.

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.

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.

Actress Naya Rivera's body has been found after five days of searching following her disappearance at Lake Piru near Los Angeles, California. Authorities found the actress's body at the lake site early Monday morning and confirmed the recovered individual was indeed the Glee actress around 5 p.m.

TMZ reports that her body was recovered from Lake Piru on Monday morning.According to CNN, Rivera was declared missing on July 8 after she had rented a boat and headed out on Lake Piru in California with only her 4-year-old son, Josey Hollis Dorsey.When the boat didn’t return in time, a search began. Rivera’s son was found sleeping alone in the boat, and there was no sign of his mother.

Ventura County Sheriff’s Department confirmed that Naya’s body had been retrieved from the water in Lake Piru in the Los Padres National Forest, California.They said: ‘A body has been found at Lake Piru this morning. The recovery is in progreass.A body has been found at Lake Piru this morning.

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.

Glee actress Naya Rivera was reported missing this week after her 4-year-old son, Josey Dorsey, was found alone on a pontoon boat they had rented to go swimming in Lake Piru in Ventura County, California. Hours after a search-and-rescue effort began, NBC Los Angeles's Robert Kovacik tweeted at 9:55 A.M.

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.

Naya Rivera, the former star's family visited the California lake where she went missing earlier this week. A spokesperson for the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office, who is on the scene at Lake Piru, confirms to ET that Rivera's family members were at the lake on Saturday with investigators.

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 world was in for a shock when reports came through that Naya Rivera of Glee fame was missing and presumed dead during a boating trip with her four-year-old son, Josey Hollis Dorsey, to Lake Piru, California. A press conference was held by Ventura County Sheriff’s Office as Sgt.