The body of Naya Rivera was found at a Southern California lake, authorities said.

Los Angeles: The body of Naya Rivera was found at a Southern California lake, authorities said.

The discovery came five days after Rivera disappeared on Lake Piru, where her son was found on July 8 asleep and alone on a rented pontoon boat, authorities said.

Naya Rivera

Authorities said that they believed Rivera had drowned, and they had shifted to working to find her body rather than find her alive.

Rivera's family has been notified of the discovery.

Rivera played singing cheerleader Santana Lopez for six seasons on the Fox musical-comedy "Glee". She is the third major cast member from the show to die in their 30s.

The confirmation of her death comes seven years to the day after co-star Cory Monteith died at 31 from a toxic mix of alcohol and heroin, with the series losing one of its leads while it was still on the air.

Naya Rivera

The boy, Rivera's son from her marriage to actor Ryan Dorsey, was safe and healthy and quickly reunited with family members after he was found, authorities said.

His parents divorced in 2018 after nearly four years of marriage.