Naya Rivera has died at the age of 33. On the 13th of July, the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office recovered the actress’s body in California’s Lake Piru, five days after he disappeared while sailing with her 4-year-old son, Josey Dorsey (whom he shared with ex-husband Ryan Dorsey). “We are confident that the body found is that of Naya Rivera,” Ventura County Sheriff Bill Ayub, said Monday during the press conference. “It has been a very difficult time for your family in all this suffering . . . our hearts are with them and we share their pain by Naya of the loss.”
Naya — who is best remembered for her role as Santana Lopez in Glee — was declared disappeared on the 8th of July, when the authorities found Josey alone on a boat in the middle of Lake Piru. According to the authorities, she rented a pontoon boat for three hours with his son, but never returned. “He [Josey] and Naya swam in the lake together,” the sheriff explained. “It was during that time that her son described being helped on the boat by Naya . . . we believe that she mustered enough energy to get your son back on the boat, but not enough to save itself.”
Naya is survived by his son, Josey. Our hearts are with the Rivera family.
