Glee actress Naya Rivera missing on Lake Piru after boat trip with son
Former Glee actress Naya Rivera has gone missing at a lake in Southern California, the Ventura County Sheriff's Department said.
A search operation was launched after her four-year-old son was reportedly found alone on a rented boat at Lake Piru.
The search stopped overnight but has since resumed.
Police in Ventura County, Southern California, said they are investigating a "tragic accident" after the 33-year-old actress disappeared on Wednesday.
Ventura County Sheriff officer Chris Dyer said officers remain hopeful but are "realistic" about what happened.
Speaking during a press conference held at the side of the lake, he said: "I think a tragic accident happened here and it breaks my heart. Not only am I helping search for Ms Rivera but I'm also a father, it really pains me that something that was meant to be so good and so fun, to come out here on the lake, went so bad."
He added: "I'm hopeful at all times but I am realistic too about what's going on out here and I hope we can find Ms Rivera in good health.
"And if that ends up not being the case I still hope we can find her and bring closure to anything that has happened to her."
Rivera, 33, is best known for playing Santana Lopez on musical comedy series Glee.
According to local reports quoting the sheriff's department, Nivera rented a boat at Lake Piru at about 1pm local time.
The alarm was raised and a search operation launched using helicopters, drones and dive teams, police said.
On Tuesday, Rivera tweeted a picture of her and the boy together, which was captioned: "Just the two of us."
Demi Lovato and Heather Morris are among the Glee actors sharing messages of hope and requests for prayer after co-star Naya Rivera went missing at a lake in southern California.
Morris, who played Santana's best friend Brittany S Pierce, on the show, wrote on Instagram: "We need all the prayers we can get to bring our Naya back home to us. We need your love and light."
Harry Shum Jr, who played fellow student Mike Chang tweeted: "Praying."
Meanwhile, singer Lovato, who played waitress Dani in the fifth series of the show, shared a photo of a burning candle and wrote: "Please pray for @nayarivera to be found safe and sound."
Rivera became engaged to rapper Big Sean in October 2013 but they ended their relationship in April 2014.
She then began dating actor Ryan Dorsey and they married in Mexico in July that year.
The couple had son Josey Hollis in September 2015. Rivera filed for divorce after two years of marriage but they later called off the separation before finalising their divorce in June 2018.
