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The Ventura County Sheriff’s Department confirmed in a press conference this afternoon that Glee actress Naya Rivera’s body was recovered from Lake Piru after she died from drowning. “We are confident that the body we found was that of Naya Rivera,” the sheriff said. He said that the water in the area she was found has a “depth of 35-60 feet deep, and there’s heavy brush and trees on the [bottom].”
“We’ve been in direct contact with this family the entire time,” he added. He said that there was no life jacket on the body found. An autopsy will be performed.
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Rivera had been with her four-year-old son Josey last Wednesday afternoon when they went swimming in the lake. He was found alone in the pontoon boat they rented and had worn a life vest. The search for Rivera began that afternoon and became a recovery mission on Thursday.
On Monday morning, the sheriff’s department announced on Twitter that a body had been found in the lake. TMZ and The Wrap reported at the time that law enforcement confirmed to them that the body was Rivera’s, and she was pronounced dead.
The press conference comes after Capt. Eric Buschow of the department gave an interview to E!, which the outlet ran before news of Rivera being found emerged. Buschow told E! that investigators believed what happened to Rivera was simply a horrible accident. “We are confident, based on the circumstances, she was not a victim of foul play. There is no indication of this being an abduction or a homicide,” Buschow said. “There is also nothing to indicate it was a suicide either.”
He also addressed her son Josey’s role helping investigators. “Kids that age, they are going to be very matter of fact in providing information,” he said. “And he was. He was able to provide information that was very helpful to investigators.”
This post will be updated as the press conference continues.
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