American actress and singer, Naya Rivera, is missing and presumed dead. Her four-year-old son was found floating on a boat alone on Lake Piru in California on Wednesday afternoon, 8th July.
According to reports, the Glee actress and her son arrived at the lake and rented a boat for a three-hour ride.
The Ventura County Sheriff’s Department stated they started searching for her at the lake at about 1 pm on Wednesday after she and her son, Josey Dorsey, failed to return a rental boat to the facilities after the three hours she paid for expired.
When the staff found the boat, they found her 4-year-old son was alone wearing a life jacket with her own jacket inside the boat.
Sheriff’s Department Cpt. Dean Worthy told The Los Angeles Times that investigators arrived at the scene around 4:40 p.m.
According to Worthy, they found a toddler “unharmed,” but were still searching for the mother, who was nowhere to be found.”
Authorities suppose Rivera to be ‘presumed drowned’ and a search has commenced to find her body.
Captain Eric Buschow, a spokesman for the Venture County Sheriff’s Office said Naya’s 4-year-old son was found sleeping on the boat by himself by other boaters in the lake.
“He’s in good health. The boy was initially reported by authorities to be a 3-year-old girl. The family is going through a very traumatic time right now,” Buschow said
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“Search operation is currently ongoing to find her, dead or alive.
On Tuesday, 7th July, Rivera shared an adorable photo of herself and her son with the caption, “just the two of us,” on Twitter.
She had taken to Instagram less than a week ago, the Santana Lopez actress said that “tomorrow isn’t promised”.
Posing in a simple white shirt, Naya wrote: “No matter the year, circumstance, or strife’s, every day you’re alive is a blessing.
“Make the most of today and every day you are given. Tomorrow is not promised.”
