Manori Ravindran International EditorNaya Rivera, best known for her groundbreaking role as Santana Lopez on the Fox series “Glee,” has died.
She was 33.Her body was identified at Lake Piru in Ventura County, Calif., the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office confirmed at a press conference on Monday.Ventura County Sheriff Bill Ayub said there was no indication of a suicide or foul play.Rivera was first identified as the missing person involved in a possible drowning at Lake Piru on July 8 after her 4-year-old son was found alone in their rented boat.
The search and rescue operation continued for five more days amid low water visibility and numerous obstacles on the lake bottom.Rivera played Lopez from 2009 until the show’s finale in 2015.
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