Naya Rivera, ‘Glee’ Star, Missing After Swimming Accident

Naya Rivera, the singer and actress greatest recognized for her acclaimed portrayal of Santana Lopez on “Glee,” is lacking after a swimming accident in Ventura County, California.

Rivera had rented a ship at Lake Piru, a reservoir close to Santa Clarita in close by Los Angeles county, which departed from the dock round 1:00 p.m. Wednesday afternoon. She was swimming together with her 4-year-old son when, for unknown causes, she submerged and didn’t resurface, Captain Eric Buschow of the Ventura County Sheriff’s division informed TheWrap.

“She’s missing at this point and we have an active search and rescue operation trying to locate her,” Buschow mentioned.

As the solar started to rise on Thursday morning, the Ventura County Sheriff’s workplace mentioned through Twitter that Lake Piru could be closed to the general public as we speak because the search continued.

“The search for Naya Rivera will continue this morning at Lake Piru. The lake will be closed to the public while search operations continue,” the tweet learn. “Dive teams from throughout the region will be assisting us through mutual aid.”

Rivera was final seen within the water by her son, who’s unhurt and was discovered alone on the boat at roughly 4:00 p.m. by different boaters. According to CBS Los Angeles, The Ventura County Sheriff’s Department had been utilizing helicopters, drones and dive groups to find the actress. On Twitter, the division mentioned it had suspended the search however will resume rescue operations Thursday morning.

Naya Rivera presently seems within the recurring position of Collette Jones on the “Step Up” sequence adaptation which beforehand aired on YouTube Red and can air on Starz for its upcoming third season. Her different credit embody “Devious Maids,” “The Bernie Mac Show” and “American Dad” amongst many others.

Pamela Chelin and Tony Maglio contributed to this report.