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Sheriff: 'Glee’ Star Naya Rivera Saved Son Before Drowning

BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 06: Naya Rivera attends the Women's Guild Cedars-Sinai annual luncheon at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel on November 06, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by David Livingston/Getty Images)Photographer: David Livingston/Getty Images North America

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By Associated Press

July 13, 2020 at 4:26 AM UTC

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July 13, 2020 at 10:35 PM UTC

Los Angeles (AP) -- “Glee” star Naya Rivera ’s 4-year-old son told investigators that his mother, whose body was found in a Southern California lake Monday, boosted him back on to the deck of their rented boat before he looked back and saw her disappearing under the water, authorities said.

“She must have mustered enough energy to get her son back on the boat, but not enough to save herself,” Ventura County Sheriff Bill Ayub said at a news conference.