– Naya Rivera Body Found Moments After Colleagues Prayed At Edge Of Lake Where She Drowned
Port Authorities shares powerful moment in which members of the Glee cast came together to pray for missing actress, Naya Rivera at the edge of the lake where she reportedly drown before her death was confirmed.
The 33-year-old who played Santana Lopez in the popular musical show was reported missing on 8 July after renting a pontoon on Lake Piru in California with son Josey, 4, who was later spotted asleep on the boat by himself.
Following days of search, Captain Eric Buschow of the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office revealed that her body has been recovered. While speaking to the press on the unexpected sight he saw at the lake, the captain said “I don’t know who is who in the cast, but there were 12 to 15 people,” Buschow said of the prayer gathering
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“They were down there by the edge of the lake,” he said Naya Rivera colleagues prayed for half-hour. “I did not go down there and stand with them, so I don’t know what they did or said other than they had expressed a desire to go down there and have a prayer. And it was shortly after that, that her body was located”.
The touching footage of the praying crew has since gone viral and fans have been able to recognize some of the stars in the video, With the likes of co-star Terrence Green,Amber Riley, Heather Morris, Chris Colfer, Jenna Ushkowitz and Kevin McHale all believed to be among the people pictured at Lake Piru, California as they held hands with members of Naya’s at the site where she was last seen.
According to Sheriff William Ayu who further explained cause of death, He said the Glee star ‘mustered enough energy’ to get her little boy safely ‘back into the boat’ but was unable to save herself.
“We know from speaking with her son that he and Naya swam in the lake together at some point during their journey,” he said “There are a lot of currents that appear on the lake in the afternoon. She mustered enough energy to get her son back on the boat but not enough to save herself.”
More shocking details about her death was the fact that the 33years old uploaded a post on her social media page just days before her disappearance where she was advising people to treasure every moment of their life.
“No matter the year, circumstance, or strifes everyday you’re alive is a blessing,” Rivera wrote on Instagram. “Make the most of today and every day you are given. tomorrow is not promised.”
