The body of “Glee” star Naya Rivera has been found at a Southern California lake, where she went missing while swimming with her 4- year-old son almost a week ago.
Ventura County Sheriff’s officials confirmed yesterday that the body that search crews found floating in the northeast corner of Lake Piru earlier in the day was the actress.
She began her career as a child actress and model, appearing in national television commercials before landing the role of Hillary Winston on the short-lived sitcom The Royal Family at the age of four (1991–1992).
However, Rivera received her breakthrough role as Santana Lopez on the musical series Glee (2009–2015), for which she received nominations for numerous awards and critical acclaim.
Rivera was also signed to Columbia Records as a solo musical artist in 2011 and—despite never releasing a studio album—released a single, “Sorry”, featuring rapper Big Sean, in 2013.
In 2016, she published a memoir titled Sorry Not Sorry: Dreams, Mistakes, and Growing Up.
Naya Rivera was 33 years old.
The news conference has concluded. Sheriff Ayub has confirmed the body recovered at Lake Piru today was Naya Rivera. Our hearts go out to her family, friends and fans during this difficult time. An autopsy will be performed to determine the cause of her death.
— Ventura County Sheriff (@VENTURASHERIFF) July 13, 2020