Authorities in California say the former Glee star Naya Rivera is missing and being searched for at a lake in the south of the US state.
The Ventura County sheriff’s department confirmed on Wednesday that Rivera, 33, was the person being searched for in the waters of Lake Piru, which is approximately 56 miles (90 km) north-west of downtown Los Angeles.
KNBC reported late on Wednesday that Rivera had rented a pontoon boat at the Lake Piru reservoir on Wednesday and that her young son was found on the boat wearing a lifejacket. Rivera’s identification was found on the boat. Sheriff’s officials launched a boat and helicopter search on Wednesday afternoon, but that had been suspended by night time. The search will continue early on Thursday.
TheNewsGuru recalls that Rivera played Santana, a cheerleader, in the musical comedy Glee from 2009 until 2015.
Rivera appeared in 113 episodes of the series and dated co-star Mark Salling, who killed himself in 2018 after pleading guilty to child pornography charges.