Officials find body of Glee star Naya Rivera at lake where she went missing

Officials have found the body of Glee star Naya Rivera.

Early Monday afternoon, the Ventura County Sheriff's Office said it had found and was recovering a body from Southern California's Lake Piru, where Rivera went missing and was feared dead last week. The department confirmed the body was Rivera's later during a press conference, saying her family had been notified of what happened, The Associated Press reports.

A search for the 33-year-old actress began at Lake Piru last Wednesday after her 4-year-old son was found alone in a boat she had rented.

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Rivera was best known for her role as Santana Lopez on the Fox show that ran from 2009 to 2015. Tributes for Rivera continued to pour in after her death was confirmed, with her former Glee co-star Jane Lynch tweeting, "Rest sweet, Naya. What a force you were. Love and peace to your family."

Update 5:45 p.m. ET: This story was updated after the Ventura County Sheriff's Office confirmed it had found Rivera's body.