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Published 13:43 IST, July 9th 2020

Actress Naya Rivera missing in California lake

Authorities say former 'Glee' star Naya Rivera is missing.  A search is continuing at a Southern California lake.

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Authorities say former 'Glee' star Naya Rivera is missing.  A search is continuing at a Southern California lake.

The Ventura County Sheriff's Department late Wednesday confirmed that Rivera, 33, is the person being searched for in Lake Piru,  approximately 56 miles (90 kilometers) northwest of downtown Los Angeles.

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KNBC reported late Wednesday that Rivera rented a pontoon boat at the Lake Piru reservoir Wednesday and that her four-year-old son was found on the boat wearing a life vest.

Rivera’s identification was found on the boat. Sheriff’s officials launched a boat and helicopter search Wednesday afternoon, but that had been suspended by nighttime. The search will continue early Thursday.

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Rivera played Santana, a cheerleader in the musical-comedy “Glee” that aired on Fox from 2009 until 2015.

Rivera appeared in 113 episodes of the series and dated co-star Mark Salling, who killed himself in 2018 after pleading guilty to child pornography charges.

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13:43 IST, July 9th 2020