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Rivera, 33, who played high school cheerleader
Santana Lopez in the television series until 2015, went missing
on Wednesday after renting a boat on Lake Piru with her
four-year-old son Josey.
"We are presuming that an accident happened and that she drowned
in the lake," Ventura Country Sheriff's spokesman Chris Dyer
said on Thursday.
Rivera's son was found alone and sleeping in a drifting boat on
Wednesday and told authorities they had both gone swimming but
his mother never returned. Lake Piru is a recreational reservoir
about 50 miles north of downtown Los Angeles.
Officials said there was no indication of foul play but it was
too soon to say what happened, or how long it might take to find
Rivera's body.
"If the body is entangled in something beneath the water it may
never come back up," Sgt. Kevin Donoghue told reporters. "This
is a terrible tragedy for all of them," he added, extending
condolences to Rivera's family.
Donoghue said visibility in the 30 foot (9 meter) deep area
where the boat was found was poor for divers, with multiple
trees and plants underwater.
More than 100 people were involved in the search that also
included helicopters and boats. Donoghue said the search would
continue until nightfall and resume on Friday.
"Glee," the television musical drama about a high school choir,
was one of the biggest pop culture hits 10 years ago but has
seen its share of tragedy.
Actor Cory Monteith, who played football player Finn, died of a
drug overdose in 2013, and Mark Salling, who played Puck, killed
himself in 2018 after pleading guilty to possessing child
pornography.
(Reporting by Jill Serjeant; Editing by Alistair Bell and Daniel
Wallis)
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