DISAPPEARANCE OF NAYA RIVERA – The 33-year-old actress, known for her role in the Glee series, disappeared on July 8 during a boat trip on a lake. Authorities say it is unlikely that she survived, although her family still has hopes that she is not dead.
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- Actress Naya Rivera, known for her role as Santana in the Glee series, has been missing since Wednesday July 8. The actress had rented a boat with her 4-year-old son for an outing on Lake Piru, located not far from Santa Clarita, a few dozen kilometers from Los Angeles. Naya Rivera’s boat was found north of the lake, in a section called “The Narrows”.
- Naya Rivera’s 4-year-old son Josey Hollis Dorsey was found asleep on the boat. According to information from FOX11 Los Angeles, an adult-size life jacket was found on board the boat. Naya Rivera’s son reportedly told police that his mother dived in the water but never came to the surface.
- The authorities consider that, given the circumstances, Naya Rivera is “presumed dead”, probably drowned. Research continues and the area of investigation has been expanded in recent hours. The investigators clearly mention a “body recovery mission” according to the TMZ site.
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17:03 – A curse around the Glee series?
With the disappearance of Naya Rivera on Wednesday, many fans or simple observers have only one word to mouth: “curse”. It must be said that this is not the first time that the Glee series has found itself on one of the news page. Many dramas and scandals have already touched in the past the musical series created by Ryan Murphy in 2009. What feed this idea of curse. But as 20 Minutes reports, if researchers from a university in Queensland, Australia, managed to demonstrate in 2011 that the famous theory of the “Club of 27”, according to which a curse would strike the music stars killing them the year of their 27th birthday, it would be the same for Glee’s curse. What reassure the fans, even if for the moment, the dramas are still very real …
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16:42 – This July 13 is the anniversary of the death of Cory Monteith, the co-star of Naya Rivera in Glee
Naya Rivera has been missing for four days now. This July 13th, Glee fans have a touching thought for his co-star, Cory Monteith, who died in 2013 from an overdose in a hotel room in Vancouver.
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16:15 – What are the circumstances of the disappearance of Naya Rivera?
On Wednesday July 8, 2020, the American site TMZ revealed the disappearance of Naya Rivera. The actress had rented a boat with her 4-year-old son in Southern California to sail on Lake Piru, a few kilometers north of Los Angeles. Around 5:00 p.m. local time, Ventura County authorities found the boy alone in the boat. Naya Rivera’s boat was found north of the lake. Only her son, Josey Hollis Dorsey, was found asleep with his life jacket. Naya Rivera is said to have dived into the water and not to have surfaced.
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16:01 – Who is Ryan Dorsey, Josey’s dad?
The actress’ son was found unharmed on their rental boat. He has since been looked after by his father, Ryan Dorsey (36). As reported by Pure People, the actor was notably seen in the movies in Blood Father and on the small screen in Ray Donovan. Since the divorce from Naya Rivera in 2018, he had shared custody of his son.
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3:32 pm – In “Malibu Alert”, Naya Rivera played the role of a little girl sadly similar to her story
In an Instagram post, “Malibu Alert” actress Traci Bingham recalled that Naya Rivera had played in the series when she was a child. Her role is sadly thought of the drama that affects her today. She plays a little girl who lost her father on the beach.
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13:00 – Who is currently taking care of his son?
Since the disappearance of the American actress and singer Naya Rivera, Wednesday July 8, the authorities have given news of her son, little Josey. Pure People reports that his dad, actor Ryan Dorsey (36), took care of him.
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12:40 – Lea Michele leaves Twitter after being harassed by Naya Rivera fans
Lea Michele, co-star of Naya Rivera in Glee, closed her Twitter account after being criticized by Internet users. “Take Lea Michele and give us back Naya Rivera!”, “You must be happy that Naya has disappeared …”, can we read on the social network to the blue bird. Naya Rivera fans criticize Lea Michele for not posting a support message. “You have to show that you care about Naya, even if you didn’t like her. You worked together for a long time!” Wrote one of them. As a reminder, the two actresses of Glee were far from being friends on the set of the series.
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12:20 – Naya Rivera’s family went to Piru Lake
On Saturday, the actress’ family went to the place where she disappeared, Lake Piru, north of Los Angeles. According to the TMZ website, his mother, brother and father have visited the teams that are looking for Naya Rivera. Pictures show them aboard a boat with life jackets. We also see her mother, kneeling on the pontoon, arms outstretched, visibly very moved. Also, the images of his father swimming in search of Naya Rivera have widely toured social networks.
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12:00 – A photo of Naya Rivera’s son was used to define the search area
According to information from Us Weekly, authorities used a photo that Naya Rivera took of her son, shortly before his disappearance, to determine the search area. The photo’s time stamp revealed that it was taken 90 minutes to two hours before the child was found alone on the boat 800m from the shore of the lake.
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11:40 am – Search operations will continue Monday morning
Sunday at 6:33 am (local time) the Sheriff of Ventura office said that “the searches for Naya Rivera are finished for today”. “The operation will continue on Monday morning,” said local authorities.
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Naya Rivera disappeared at Lake Piru, located in California, on July 8, 2020. The actress rented a boat at 1 p.m. with her 4-year-old son, Josey. The child was found three hours later, alone on the boat, dressed in a life jacket, unharmed but asleep. According to the little boy, his mother went to swim and never came back. Authorities began to search the area using drones, divers and helicopters, without success. The searches stopped at dusk on Wednesday and resumed early in the morning on Thursday and Friday. The authorities do not exclude that the actress was drowned and began operations to “recover the body”, and no longer a rescue operation, according to TMZ. For the moment, she has not been found.
The disappearance of Naya Rivera fears the worst. If the search to find her is still underway, the authorities would presume her dead according to the American media Just Jared. During her boat trip with her four-year-old son, the Glee actress went to swim and never came back. Ventura County police do not rule out the drowning trail, and fear they may not find Naya Rivera alive. The 33-year-old actress is presumed dead by authorities, according to information from TMZ which indicates that the mission was now focused on “recovering the body” of the actress.
Naya Rivera is an American actress and singer. Born on January 12, 1987, she is known for having played Santana Lopez in the Glee series, from 2009 to 2015. She has also been seen in the film At the Devil’s Door and in the Devious Maids series.
Naya Rivera made her acting debut in the 1990s, playing small roles in Le Prince de Bel-Air, La vie de famille, Alerte à Malibu, or The Master of Disguise. But it was his role in Glee that revealed it to the general public. The actress joined the cast of the musical series by Ryan Murphy in 2009 in the role of Santana. His character, a minor at the start of the series, gained importance at the end of season 1 and from season 2, to become one of the protagonists of the rest of the sung show. As of 2014, her role in Glee diminishes, although she makes a few appearances. In total, Naya Rivera will play in all seasons of the music series.
Naya Rivera is the mother of a 4-year-old boy, Josey Hollis Dorsey. Born in 2015, this child is the fruit of his relationship with her ex-husband, Ryan Dorsey. The couple have shared custody since their divorce in 2018. The day of Naya Rivera’s disappearance, July 8, 2020, her son was present. He was found asleep and wearing a life jacket on the boat rented a few hours earlier by the 33-year-old actress. The boy told authorities that his mother had dived and had not returned to the boat. He was safe and was placed in the care of family members while authorities search for Naya Rivera.
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