Published 12:01 IST, July 10th 2020

Naya Rivera presumed dead, police say they aren’t sure if they will find her body

Naya Rivera is presumed dead after her boating incident. The authorities state that they aren't sure if they will find her body. Read on to know more about it.

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Hollywood actor Naya Rivera, best kwn for playing role of Santana Lopez in show Glee, is reportedly presumed to be de after she was found missing on Wednesday. On Thursday, July 9, 2020, Ventura County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Kevin Doghue reportedly stated in a press conference that y are switching from ‘rescue operation’ to ‘search and recovery operation’. According to a news portal, Officer Chris Dyer of Ventura County Sheriff's office said that y are presuming that 33-year-old actor met with an accident while in water and that she drowned.

It has also been reported that police think re has been foul play involved and y believe that a tragic accident took place while Naya Rivera was swimming in water. sheriff’s office on Thursday also stated that y aren't sure if y will find Naya Rivera’s body in water. y believe that if body is entangled with something that is underneath water, it might never come up. y said Naya Rivera’s search ‘is complicated’ due to conditions of Lake Piru. sergeant elaborated that visibility of lake is terrible. He ded that re are lots of plants and trees that are under water that can entangle her. He reportedly ded that it makes search complicated and unsafe for divers as well.

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It has been reported that re is proof that actor me it shore. This has me authorities believe that she drowned in water. sergeant also reportedly stated that y are searching 'shorelines' for any clues or personal items or anything that would indicate that she me it outside water. This is why y are focusing on searching for Rivera in water.

sergeant also ded re are detectives looking at her credit card statements to ensure that re haven’t been any changes since incident on Wednesday. He explained that Naya’s personal belongings like her purse and her ID have been recovered from boat and that her car was also found at scene. y do t kw if Riviera was wearing a life jacket; however, y found one life jacket on board but y do t kw if it was an extra. sergeant said that if she was wearing a life jacket she would have floated above surface of water, which has t happened.

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police on Tuesday also said that lake is large and that search will continue. However, decision to end search will be me when y are confident that y have done everything in ir power to search for missing actor. Officer Chris Dyer reportedly told a news portal that a team of 80 professionals have been carrying out search and rescue operation actively. He said that y are looking for Naya Rivera using helicopters, drones, and boats, as well as a ground team, have been assigned to do task. officer also revealed that aim of operation is to bring Naya Rivera home to her family so that y could have some closure.

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Naya Rivera reportedly took a pontoon boat to Lake Riviera in Los Angeles with her four-year-old son. According to her son, y both went swimming, however, Naya Rivera never me it on board. Rivera rented boat at 1 PM on Wednesday and was supposed to return it three hours later, at 4 PM. However, when she did t get pontoon back at 4:30 PM locals who rented boat went out to look for boat. When y found Riviera son sleeping on boat, with sign of her, y decided to call authorities.

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12:01 IST, July 10th 2020