BREAKING: 'Glee' star Naya Rivera found dead at California lake, police confirm. Full story:
LOS ANGELES -- The body of "Glee" star Naya Rivera was found Monday at a Southern California lake, authorities said.
Authorities said the following day that they believed Rivera had drowned, and they had shifted to working to find her body rather than find her alive.The body was flown 40 miles to the coroner's office in Ventura, where an autopsy would be conducted, Sheriff's Capt. Eric Buschow said. Rivera's family has been notified of the discovery.
The confirmation of her death comes seven years to the day after co-star Cory Monteith died at 31 from a toxic mix of alcohol and heroin, with the series losing one of its leads while it was still on the air.
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