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Naya Rivera's poignant selfie telling fans 'tomorrow is not promised' less than a week before she vanished on dangerous California lake known for rip currents and chilly water after taking a boat out with her four-year-old son!

* Naya Rivera and her son Josey rented a pontoon boat on California's Lake Piru on Wednesday afternoon
* Three hours later, another boater raised the alarm after seeing the boat drifting and the child asleep on board
* Cops found Rivera's life vest on the boat and her car parked nearby, saying the 33-year-old may have drowned
* She grew up 20 miles away, in Valencia, California, and some 60 miles from Rivera's Los Angeles home
* The four-year-old has said that his mother did not climb back on the boat in 'challenging' interview with cops
* It's unclear what exactly happened when Rivera got in the water; eight people drowned in the lake between 1994 and
   2008
* It is known to have rip currents and deep columns of chilly water that can overwhelm swimmers
* The enormous lake has a surface area of 1,240 acres. It is closed to the public while rescuers search for Rivera
* Rivera starred as Santana Lopez in 113 episodes of the hit musical series from 2009 to 2015
* She was due to start filming a new season of the dance show Step Up 

The search for Glee actress Naya Rivera resumed on Thursday morning, a day after she went missing on a California lake that is known for rip currents and having cold, deep waters that at least eight people have drowned in. 

The Glee star and her son Josey rented a pontoon boat on Lake Piru, which is 60 miles from Rivera's Los Angeles home and around 20 miles from where she grew up in Valencia, on Wednesday afternoon. They were alone and their car was parked nearby.

Three hours after they took the boat out, another boater saw their pontoon drifting. When they approached it,  they found Josey on board, asleep, but there was no sign of Rivera.

Josey was wearing his life-vest but an adult life-vest was found on the boat, suggesting Rivera was not wearing hers. 

The boy later told investigators that he climbed back on the boat and his mother did not, but the circumstances are unclear and cops say it is 'challenging' to interrogate a toddler. According to TMZ, the boy says his mother 'jumped in the water and didn't come back up'.

Rivera had shared a poignant picture of herself and Josey just a day before her disappearance, with the caption 'Just the two of us', in a post which has since attracted an outpouring of sympathy and prayers.

In recent weeks, her social media has been full of posts of the pair at home. Last week, she shared a selfie about appreciating life, writing: 'no matter the year, circumstance, or strifes everyday you're alive is a blessing. make the most of today and every day you are given. tomorrow is not promised.' 

Divers and helicopters were scouring the reservoir until darkness fell but no trace of Rivera has been found.

On Thursday morning, they returned to the lake at daybreak. It is closed to the public while the search for her continues. The divers focused their search to the lake's rocky shores.

At least eight other people have drowned in the lake since 1994, including a father who died in 2008 after saving his daughter who'd fallen in to the water. He was able to get her back onto their boat before it drifted away and he died.

In a 1997 Los Angeles Times article, a lifeguard at the lake described how easy it is for inexperienced swimmers to get into trouble on the water.

'Someone will come to the beach, maybe wade out a little, step into a deeper hole or get picked up in a rip current and they begin to panic,' Steve White, Ventura State Beach lifeguard supervisor, said.

The lake is more comparable to the ocean because it is so vast and deep, he said.

It holds 'deep columns of chilly water that can overwhelm people', the report said.

Some are holding out hope that Rivera will be found alive. 

Demi Lovato was among the celebrities to hold out hope last night, asking her 87million Instagram followers to 'pray for Naya Rivera to be found safe and sound'.

Rivera's former Glee co-star Heather Morris said: 'We need all the prayers we can get to bring our Naya back to us... we need your love and light.'

Glee cast member Harry Shum Jr, who played Mike Chang, simply wrote 'Praying', while Iqbal Theba (Principal Figgins) and Max Adler (David Karofsky) have also posted concerned messages on social media.

Rivera's ex-fiancee Big Sean signalled his concern this morning by liking a series of tweets praying for her safety and demanding that the search for her should continue.

Zack Teperman, a publicist who said Rivera was 'one of the first people I had the honor of working with', said he was 'in complete disbelief and shock right now'.

'Was just messaging Naya a few weeks back. This can't be true. Prayers for her little boy,' he said last night. 

Officials told NBC Los Angeles that Rivera's disappearance was 'considered to be a horrible accident', saying there was no suspicion of foul play.

Authorities believe Rivera to be 'presumed drowned,' according to Captain Eric Buschow, a spokesman for the Ventura County Sheriff's Office. He told the Ventura County Star that authorities were searching for a body.

Reports say that some of Rivera's possessions including a purse, wallet and food were found on the boat. Another purse is said to have been left in Rivera's car,  a Mercedes G-Wagon which was still in the parking lot. 

A search and rescue dive team and a helicopter with a drone were both dispatched to the lake, around 60 miles north-west of downtown Los Angeles.

The search was suspended overnight but is due to continue 'at first light', authorities said last night.

Eric Buschow, a spokesman for the sheriff's office, told reporters after darkness fell that Rivera and her son were seen going out on the lake at around 1pm.

'Approximately three hours after they left the dock another boater out on the lake discovered the boat drifting with the [son] on board asleep,' they said.

'So they contacted the rangers and began an investigation and we've been actively searching for the mother since that time. We have both aerial search going on and our dive team as well.

'Indications are that we believe she did go in the lake. At this point it's still a search and that's what we know up to this point.

'The [son] said that he had been swimming with his mother and that she got back in the boat and her mum didn't. 'We know that the [boy] had a life vest on, there was another adult life vest found on the boat.

'You can imagine it's somewhat challenging interviewing a three-year-old and getting those kinds of details.

'We're going on the belief that she did go in the water, and we've not been able to locate her. This may well be a case of drowning.'

Buschow said it was not known how deep the water was at the spot where Rivera went into the water or what kind of conditions they might have been facing. 

'This is a big reservoir, it's deep, these kinds of things happen. We don't know all the circumstances. Investigators are working on that, getting as much information as possible,' he said.

The sheriff's office initially referred mistakenly to a three-year-old girl, but later clarified that the child is a four-year-old son. 

Investigators have made contact with Rivera's family and said they were working to 'reunite' the toddler with relatives, which they have now done.

It is not clear whether Rivera had driven from her LA home or was staying somewhere closer to the lake.

Rivera had last posted on social media on July 7, sharing a touching photo of her with her so Josey. 'Just the two of us,' she wrote as a caption.

The actress starred in Glee from 2009 to 2015, playing high school cheerleader Santana Lopez for all six seasons of the popular series.

Naya welcomed son, Josey Hollis, with then-husband Ryan Dorsey in 2015. She called her young son 'my greatest success, and I will never do any better than him' in her 2016 memoir 'Sorry Not Sorry.'

Rivera and Hollis divorced in 2018, after Rivera had earlier applied to end the marriage in 2016 but the couple had initially reconciled.

On Thanksgiving weekend 2017, Rivera was arrested in West Virginia on suspicion of domestic battery against Dorsey.  The Kanawha County Sheriff's Office said Dorsey later asked that Rivera not be prosecuted.

Dorsey, also an actor, has appeared on shows including Ray Donavan and Justified.

Former Glee co-star Matthew Morrison defended Rivera at the time of her arrest, saying she was a 'great mom'.

Before that, Rivera was engaged to rapper Big Sean but they broke off their marriage plans in 2014. Big Sean featured on Rivera's debut single 'Sorry', which was released in September 2013.

Rivera also dated co-star Mark Salling, who killed himself in 2018 after pleading guilty to child pornography charges.

In her memoir, the actress admitted that she was not surprised by his criminal record.

She wrote: 'I can’t say I was totally shocked. When Mark dumped me, I thought it was the worst thing ever, but can you imagine if that didn’t happen?... and I was laying there in bed when the battering ram came through the door?'.

The Glee cast had already been hit by tragedy in 2013, when Cory Monteith was found dead in a Canadian hotel room. A coroner's report blamed the 31-year-old's death on a fatal dose of heroin and alcohol.

Rivera later described Monteith's death as one of her toughest personal moments, saying in a 2016 interview that 'the Cory chapter really choked me up' when she was writing her memoir. 

Born in 1987, Rivera began her acting career at just months old, starring as a baby in adverts for Kmart before landing a significant role as Hillary Winston on the CBS sitcom The Royal Family at the age of four.

After years spent playing guest roles and reoccurring TV parts Rivera secured her breakthrough role in Glee at the age of 22. The role earned her award nominations for numerous accolades.

During this time, in 2011, she signed to Columbia Records and launched a solo singing career, releasing a single with rapper Big Sean in 2013 - who she was then dating - titled Sorry.

Rivera made her first film debut as Vera in the horror film At the Devil's Door in 2014, then returned to TV to play the reoccurring role of Blanca on Devious Maids in 2015.

Lake Piru is a reservoir located in the Los Padres National Forest and Topatopa Mountains, created in 1955.

Child actor and Glee star: The life of Naya Rivera

Naya Rivera was born to former model Yolanda Rivera and actor George Rivera on January 12, 1987, in Santa Clarita, California.

She began her acting career at just months old, starring as a baby in adverts for Kmart before landing a significant role as Hillary Winston on the CBS sitcom The Royal Family at the age of four.

Rivera's personal life came into in the spotlight during her stint on Glee, which began in 2009.

She started dating artist Big Sean in April 2013, becoming engaged in October 2013 but ending the relationship six months later - later hinting that she had caught him cheating with singer Ariana Grande.

Talking about the split in her book she wrote: 'We'd been fighting for five straight days while he was traveling, and then on the one day that he was back in LA, he said he didn't want to see me.

'Well, a******, I've got a key to your house. I walk in, go downstairs, and guess what little girl is sitting cross-legged on the couch listening to music? 'It rhymes with 'Smariana Schmande.''

She then began dating actor Ryan Dorsey, who she had previously dated in her early 20s. The pair married on July 19, 2014 in Cabo, San Lucas, Mexico - using the same date set for her marriage to Big Sean. 

Seven months later they announced they were having a son, Josey Hollis, who was born in September 2015.

In November 2016 the couple filed for divorce. They briefly reconciled until November 2017, when Rivera was arrested and charged in Kanawha County, West Virginia, with misdemeanor domestic battery against Dorsey.

She allegedly hit him in the head during a row over their child, but charges were later dropped.  The couple finally divorced in 2018  and split custody of Josey.

Rivera's stint on Glee won her nominations for numerous accolades. She had secured the breakthrough role at the age of 22 after years playing guest roles and recurring TV parts  in shows including Baywatch and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.

During this time, in 2011, she signed to Columbia Records and launched a solo singing career, releasing a single with rapper Big Sean in 2013 - who she was then dating - titled Sorry.

Rivera made her movie debut as Vera in the horror film At the Devil's Door in 2014, then returned to TV to play the reoccurring role of Blanca on Devious Maids in 2015.

A year later she published her memoir, at the age of 29, titled Sorry Not Sorry: Dreams, Mistakes, and Growing Up. 

Rivera's brother Mychal Rivera is a former NFL player for the Oakland Raiders and Jacksonville Jaguars. Her sister Nickayla Rivera is a model.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8505089/Naya-Rivera-missing-presumed-dead-four-year-old-son-boat.html

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I read most of what was written but it was a little repetitive. Sorry for the woman, I use to watch glee once in a while.

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I just read the article a little while ago.  Apparently that lake is pretty dangerous.  Others have drowned there over the years.  The news is sad.

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Knowing that her son will have to grow up without his mother is just heartbreaking.  My thoughts and prayers are with her family.

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Thanks for sharing the article

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What a tragedy!
Thanks for sharing. :rose: :rainbow: :peace: :wave:
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Swimming is allowed in some parts of the lake and authorities say there are 'really no strong undercurrents like you would have in the ocean', but warn that the cold water could cause hypothermia. 

The lake's policy states that those who choose to go swimming do so at their own risk as it's regarded as a 'hazardous recreational activity' because there are not many lifeguards on the ground.

It is not clear exactly where the boat was discovered or where Rivera and her son were when she jumped in, but the search is focusing on the northern part of the lake in an area where the water is about 30ft deep.

Later, after retrieving the toddler, investigators learned that Naya and Josey had both gone in the water for a swim, but that only Josey had climbed back on board.

How this happened is not clear and cops admitted on Wednesday night that it was 'somewhat challenging' to interview a four-year-old.

'He gave enough information to investigators to conclude that his mother never made it out of the water,' Sgt Kevin Donoghue said.

Captain Eric Buschow told ABC that it remained a mystery how Naya had disappeared, speculating that she 'could have suffered a medical episode' while 'playing innocently' in the water. He added that investigators questioning the boy wanted to 'limit the amount of trauma' that Josey is facing.

Divers and helicopters scoured the lake until night fell on Wednesday and continued their search for all of Thursday with rescuers using sonar equipment. 

Two German Shepherds from the California Rescue Dog Association have also been added to the expanding search party for Rivera, the Ventura County Star reports.

They are trained to detect gasses that are released by human cadavers, performing a search along a grid of the lake and assisting divers in potentially locating Rivera's body. 

'Investigators believe Rivera drowned in what appears to be a tragic accident,' the sheriff's office said after the four-year-old told them that his mother had not returned to the shore. There is no suspicion of foul play. 

Sgt Bill Hutton described the the search as being 'very technical,' adding that GPS data from the search would be analyzed overnight while conditions are too difficult to dive.

Authorities say they plan to release footage to show just how difficult some of the conditions have been in the search.

Sgt Kevin Donoghue from the Ventura County Sheriff's Office, speaking at Lake Piru, said more than 100 police and first responders are now searching for Naya's body.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8508871/Sheriffs-release-CCTV-footage-Naya-Rivera-son-Josey-boarding-boat.html

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This is heartbreaking. :( I hope her body can be found so her family can have closure. What a nightmare.

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This story doesn't sound right. Something went wrong.. but it i possible she drowned. Her son told police that mommy never came back up.
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This just makes me sad. I feel so bad for the child, first for being alone in a boat for several hours, and then dealing with the possibility that he will never see his beloved mother again. It does just go to show you that you never really know how much time you have here on earth with your loved ones, so cherish every day.  :peace: :heart:

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I have no idea who she is, but my heart breaks for her child. How sad.

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Footage is released in underwater hunt for Naya Rivera's body as authorities warn she could be found 'five minutes from now or five days from now' and her devastated family say they 'need closure'

* The search for the Glee star, 33, entered its fourth day Saturday
* Naya Rivera disappeared while out boating at Lake Piru in Ventura with her 4-year-old son Josey on Wednesday and is
   now presumed dead
* Josey was found unharmed and alone in a rental boat Wednesday evening   
* Ventura County Sherriff's Department shared footage of the 'difficult' search for the missing actress on Twitter Friday
   night
* The underwater footage shows a tree limb at 30-feet deep which looks like nothing more than a long dark shape given
   the poor visibility in the water
* It shows how the search is being hampered by the lake's murky waters
* Authorities are using a remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV) as well as sonar, divers and specially-trained dogs
* 'We don't know if she's going to be found five minutes from now or five days from now,' Eric Buschow, Ventura County
    Sheriff's Office spokesman said Friday
* The actress's distraught family said they just 'wish' she could be found so they could get some 'closure' over what is
   believed to have been a tragic drowning 

Ventura County Sheriff's Department shared footage of the 'difficult' search for the missing actress on Twitter Friday night, which has been hampered by the poor visibility of the lake's murky waters.

The video shows the imagery picked up around 30 foot deep in the water.

In it, authorities point to a tree limb which looks like nothing more than a long dark shape given the water's poor visibility, highlighting the challenges divers are facing in trying to find the missing mother-of-one. 

'Here's an example of the underwater visibility at a 30-foot depth in Lake Piru,' the Sheriff's Department tweeted. 

A second social media post shows footage of the a remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV) being lowered into Lake Piru and details that specialized equipment including sonar, divers and dogs have also been deployed in the hunt.

'Here's the ROV used by @TulareSheriff in the search for Naya Rivera at Lake Piru today,' the Sheriff's Department wrote. 

With almost zero visibility, human divers are resorting to search by feel, meaning it could take several days before crews can locate her body, Eric Buschow, Ventura County Sheriff's Office spokesman said at a press conference Friday evening.

'We don't know if she's going to be found five minutes from now or five days from now, so we're still going to be continuing this effort,' he said.

'The visibility in the water is one to two feet,' Buschow added.

Buschow said 'promising' images had shown up on the sonar Thursday night but when the ROV was dropped into the water the objects turned out not to be Rivera. 

'What they do is they go out and they tow these devices in the water that scan the bottom of the lake for any objects that might look like a body.

'Last night, they had a couple of images that showed up on the sonar that they thought might be promising to investigate,' he said.

'This morning, they sent an ROV, or a small robotic device, down into the water to examine those objects. Unfortunately, they did not locate Naya Rivera. They are still searching.'

Buschow admitted the conditions of the lake made the search 'difficult' but said he is confident Rivera's body will be recovered.

'It's very effective,' he said of the sonar system.

'They get a really detailed image and they can go down and focus on specific things rather than putting divers in the water where they're literally feeling around because they can't see.'

The search resumed at 6 a.m. Saturday morning, with authorities now focusing on the north and east sides of the lake, based on where the boat was found and the currents of the water.

A specially-trained dog is also being used in the search to sniff above the water's surface and alert handlers to a body beneath.

Authorities confirmed the mission had shifted to a recovery Thursday as hope of finding Rivera alive vanished. 

The actress's distraught family said they just 'wish' she could be found so they could get some 'closure' over what is believed to have been a tragic drowning accident.

A man thought to be 65-year-old Arnold Dorsey, the father of Rivera's ex-husband Ryan Dorsey and the grandfather to Josey, told The Sun the whole family was 'sad' and were rallying around Rivera's son.

'We are sad, we just wish they could find her so we can have some closure,' he said outside Rivera's mother Yolanda's home in Valencia.

He said Josey was having some 'good days' after the four-year-old's terrifying ordeal.   

'We still have good days [with him], I can't make any other comment at this time.' 

Josey was found asleep and alone on the rental boat Wednesday evening.

He told police his mother had 'jumped' into the water to go swimming and never came back, but police admitted it was 'challenging' to interview a four-year-old. 

The lake was said to be a ‘sanctuary’ for Rivera and somewhere she had been going to for years.

However, the waters are also known for their rip currents and for being full of debris, and eight people have drowned there since 1994.

Authorities have said there is no evidence of foul play or suicide and that everything points to the young star accidentally drowning. 


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8513047/Footage-released-underwater-hunt-Naya-Rivera-family-say-need-closure.html

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