A day off with his little son cost him his life. American actress Naya rivera She died of drowning on Wednesday, July 8, in Piru Lake, northeast of Los Angeles, when she was boating with the minor.
That afternoon, authorities found the boy alone, adrift in the boat his mother had rented. There was no trace of him. What had happened? Ventura County Police began searching for her on the spot, although they would only retrieve her body five days later.
Naya rivera became internationally known as Santana Lopez, her character in the musical comedy “Glee” She had recently been seen in the series “Step Up: High Water”. She was 33 years old at the time of her death.
THE LAST HOURS OF NAYA RIVERA
In accordance with USA Today, Naya rivera arrived at Piru lake, located about 96 miles northeast of Los Angeles, around 1 pm on Wednesday, July 8.
The Ventura County Sheriff’s Department released a video showing Naya rivera with her son arriving at Piru lake and heading to the dock where they would rent the boat that would be recovered later.
In the security camera recording, Naya parks her truck and then walks with little Josey towards the dock. Eleven minutes later, mother and son go into the lake on the boat.
Between 4 pm and 5 pm the boat was found with the child on board, but without a trace of the actress. What happened with Rivera was a mystery. There was even talk of an alleged suicide. However, the authorities revealed what had really happened to her.
“After talking to the actress’s son we know that they were both swimming together in the lake. Later, the boy described how his mother helped him back onto the boat, pushed him up from behind to return him to the deck. The boy told investigators that looking back, he saw his mother disappear under the surface of the water.Ventura County Sheriff Bill Ayub said.
“She managed to gather enough strength to put her son safely on the boat, but she had no energy left to save herself.“He said.
The currents that occur in the lake are very strong and would have dragged the family, but Rivera was able to safeguard the little one in time, but not herself.
A few hours before his disappearance, the actress had published a tender photo with Josey. “Just the two of us“Wrote the actress to accompany the image where their faces are glued together, living a loving moment.
