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

Naya Rivera
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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.

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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.

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Brendan Morrow

Brendan worked as a culture writer at The Week from 2018 to 2023, covering the entertainment industry, including film reviews, television recaps, awards season, the box office, major movie franchises and Hollywood gossip. He has written about film and television for outlets including Bloody Disgusting, Showbiz Cheat Sheet, Heavy and The Celebrity Cafe.