'Glee' star Naya Rivera's death ruled accidental drowning

Naya Rivera was laid to rest in a Los Angeles cemetery, less than two weeks after the Glee actress tragically died at the age of 33. Her body was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park on July 24, according to her death certificate, which was obtained by PEOPLE.

Her body was found in Lake Piru in Southern California after she was reported missing on a boat trip with her four-year-old son last week.

LOS ANGELES — A body recovered from a lake in California is that of missing “Glee” actress Naya Rivera, officials said on Monday.

LOS ANGELES — “Glee” star Naya Rivera died of accidental drowning, the Ventura County medical examiner said on Tuesday, marking the third tragic passing of a cast member from the popular television musical series.Rivera, 33, was found in Lake Piru, near Los Angeles, on Monday, five days after going missing on a boating trip with her young son.The medical examiner’s report said there was no indication that drugs or alcohol played a role in her death and no traumatic injuries or other medical

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticThe cause of Naya Rivera’s death is an accidental drowning, the Ventura County Medical Examiner’s Office has found.In the report released today, the Office confirmed the body found yesterday in Lake Piru near Los Angeles is that of the Glee actress. The identification was made by dental records.The report also indicates that there was no evidence of drugs or alcohol playing a role in the drowning, although toxicology tests will be conducted.

“Glee” actress Naya Rivera has died following an accident at Lake Piru near Los Angeles, Calif. She was 33.

Glee actress Naya Rivera's body was found in Lake Piru, the Ventura Sheriff's Department confirmed in its press conference given today. Sheriff Bill Ayub shared details with reporters on what their investigation revealed, including the heartbreaking news that Rivera appeared to have sacrificed her life to help her four-year-old son Josey get back in the pontoon boat they rented.

Naya Rivera's loved ones are paying tribute to the late actress and sending their condolences after her tragic death.Rivera was pronounced dead on Monday, as her body was discovered following a five-day search. She was reported missing last Wednesday after she took a boat ride with her 4-year-old son, Josey, in Lake Piru in the Los Padres National Forest in Ventura County, California.

The actress Naya Rivera, who starred in six seasons of Ryan Murphy's hit musical comedy Glee as the sharp-tongued cheerleader Santana Lopez, has died, according to a statement by a spokesman from Ventura County Sheriff’s Office. She was 33.

Update 7/13/20 1:57 p.m. ET: The Ventura County Sheriff's Office recovered a body during its continued search for Naya Rivera on Monday morning.

LOS ANGELES -- A body was found Monday at a Southern California lake during the search for “Glee” star Naya Rivera, authorities said. The body was discovered five days after the 33-year-old Rivera disappeared on Lake Piru, where her son was found July 8 alone a few hours later on a boat the two had rented, the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office said.

Naya Rivera’s disappearance while boating on Lake Piru outside Los Angeles this week is just the latest in a string of tragedies that have befallen Glee, the popular musical-comedy that ran from 2009 to 2015.

LOS ANGELES -- Authorities said Thursday that they believe “Glee” star Naya Rivera drowned in a Southern California lake but they are continuing the search for her a day after her 4-year-old son was found alone in a rented boat. “Investigators believe Rivera drowned in what appears to be a tragic accident,” a Ventura County Sheriff's Office statement said.

The search for former Glee star Naya Rivera continues, 24 hours since the actress was reported missing after disappearing during a boating trip with her four-year-old son.