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Actress Naya Rivera Goes Missing During Lake Outing, Presumed Dead

Photo: gazeta.ru
Photo: gazeta.ru

Her son was in the boat with the actress.

American actress Naya Rivera, famous for her role as Santana Lopez in the TV series Glee, has gone missing during a lake outing. She is officially presumed dead. This is reported by Deadline.

On July 8, Naya Rivera was spending time on Lake Piru in southern California with her 4-year-old son. Police said she rented a boat at around 1 p.m. Three hours later, other vacationers found the boat with the boy on board. The boy said his mother had decided to go swimming but never returned to the boat.

More than 100 people, including divers, and helicopters took part in the search operation. However, the next day their number was reduced to 40 due to poor visibility.

A deputy sheriff said: "We believe that as a result of the accident she drowned in the lake. However, our goal is still to bring Ms. Rivera home to her family."

This is not the first accident to befall the cast of Glee: in 2013, Cory Monteith died from intoxication, and in 2018, Noah Puckerman hanged himself.