[kymbrooke]

LAKE PIRU (CBSLA) — The search for 33-year-old “Glee” actress Naya Rivera resumed early Thursday morning after she went missing Wednesday afternoon while on a lake with her 4-year-old son in the Los Padres National Forest in Ventura County.

Ventura County Sheriff’s Office officials were now calling the search a recovery effort.

“That hasn’t changed anything, and the efforts that we’re putting forth to locate her,” sheriff’s Deputy Chris Dyer said Thursday. “It kind of changes the title in a sense. We’re presuming that an accident happened, and we’re presuming that she drowned in the lake.”

Dive teams from several local law enforcement agencies were assisting. The lake was closed.

According to the sheriff’s office, Rivera rented a pontoon boat at about 1 p.m. Wednesday for herself and her young son to take out onto Lake Piru, which is located about 50 miles north of downtown Los Angeles.

About three hours later, another boater found her child sleeping in the boat by himself. The boater notified officials, who immediately began a search for Rivera with the use of helicopters, drones and dive teams.

The child was said to be unharmed and told investigators that he and his mother were swimming, but his mother never got back into the boat.

It was not immediately clear how the child got back into the boat.

“There’s a lot of challenges in a reservoir this size, at times with visibility,” sheriff’s Capt. Eric Buschow said Wednesday. “I don’t have details yet as to the depth of the area where the boat was found or what conditions they’re encountering out there.”

Rivera had been to the lake in the past and was familiar with the area, the sheriff’s office said.

The vehicle Rivera and her son traveled to Lake Piru in was removed from the scene, though the boat remained in the water.

Authorities, meanwhile, were working to reunite the child with family members.

[hubsdrunk]

I almost drowned after a rip current took me out into the ocean. It's slow. You have time to think about what's happening. You use up all your energy trying to stay afloat. Eventually you tire out and just go limp, knowing you're about to die. RIP

[kymbrooke]

Originally Posted by hubsdrunk ↗

I almost drowned after a rip current took me out into the ocean. It's slow. You have time to think about what's happening. You use up all your energy trying to stay afloat. Eventually you tire out and just go limp, knowing you're about to die. RIP

That’s gotta be terrifying. I just read about a WWE wrestler that drowned that way. My dad’s best friend was an avid swimmer and boater and he drowned on a large lake. I had no idea it could happen to someone as experienced as him. Apparently, he went for a swim, like he always did, and hit his head real hard on the boat while coming up from underwater. It knocked him out and he drown. His body was found a day or two later. This man saved me from drowning in the same lake when I was younger. I can still feel myself tiring trying to stop from floating further and further out my head was barely above water when I saw him running like a freaking super hero across the sand and diving in to rescue me. RIP Danny

[William May]

They said on the news tonight that the lake is filled with ash debris from the forest fires, and divers reported the visibility at the bottom was only about 5". So it's going to be a tough search, unless they wait until her body floats.

[kellyhound]

[RogerSmithLikesDrugs]

Yeah, when you have limp wrists, it's hard to swim....

Originally Posted by hubsdrunk ↗

I almost drowned after a rip current took me out into the ocean. It's slow. You have time to think about what's happening. You use up all your energy trying to stay afloat. Eventually you tire out and just go limp, knowing you're about to die. RIP

[RogerSmithLikesDrugs]

A) Can't park
B) Lets a 4 year old walk on dock without vest, behind her
C) Lives in LA

[kymbrooke]

UPDATE:

The Ventura County Sheriff's Office said Monday that a body had been found on Lake Piru, where "Glee" actress Naya Rivera went missing on July 8. They will be holding a press conference at 5 p.m. ET.

The body has not yet been identified, but it was found by crews searching for Rivera, CBS Los Angeles reports.

Authorities said Thursday that they believe Rivera drowned in "what appears to be a tragic accident, and said the search and rescue effort had turned into a search and recovery effort, with Rivera presumed dead.

[kymbrooke]

Naya’s father arriving on scene, seen running into the lake. So sad.

[Suicide_Note]

Originally Posted by kymbrooke ↗

Naya’s father arriving on scene, seen running into the lake. So sad.

What a drama queen.