“Glee” star Naya Rivera, who went missing from Southern
California Lake, where she went for an outing with her four-year-old son, has
now been found dead. US officials on Monday found her body in the lake.

Rivera’s body was retrieved and an initial examination found
no evidence of foul play or suicide, Ventura County Sheriff Bill Ayub told in a
press conference.”We are confident the body we found is that of Naya
Rivera,” said Ayub, pointing to the location, appearance, clothing and
condition of the body.

“Her body was being taken to a medical examiner’s office for
a full autopsy and confirmation of her identity from dental records, though no
other missing persons have been reported at Lake Piru,”  he added.

The 33-year-old is believed to have accidentally drowned
after renting the boat with her young son at the camping and recreational
hotspot around an hour’s drive northwest of Los Angeles. She vanished on July 8
and her sleeping son was spotted drifting alone in a boat on the lake.

The son later told investigators that Rivera had helped him
into the boat before “he looked back and saw her disappear under the
surface of the water,” said the sheriff.

The lake’s strong currents is also termed as a possible cause
of a fatal accident.

“The idea perhaps being that the boat started drifting
— it was unanchored — and that she mustered enough energy to get her son back
onto the boat, but not enough to save herself,” he said.

The lake has been closed to the public since Wednesday, with
around 100 personnel, including the US Coast Guard and rescuers from
neighboring counties, joining the search.

Rivera rose to fame playing a lesbian teen on “Glee” that
aired from 2009 until 2015.