Six years ago today, actress Naya Rivera, who rose to fame on *Glee*, tragically lost her life in an accidental drowning in Lake Piru on July 8, 2020. In a final act of love, she managed to save her son Josey, then 4 years old, before she passed away. A heroine until her very last breath.
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Found on the same day Cory died
Rip
What a tragedy. That whole year was a series of horrific mindfucks.
RIP Naya đ˘
Rest in peace. She was such a talented actress.
This whole cast was so tragic đ R.I.P. Naya
Itâs so tragic and I think about it from time to time, as a mother. How terrified she must have been when she realized they were in a dangerous spot. Not so much for herself but for him.
Sheâs very heroic.
I wasnât even a Gleek and I bawled at this. My son is just a little younger than hers and it is so heartbreaking this happened.
Iâll never forget this one đ
Her and her story are where one of the best parts of Glee!
I was heavily pregnant when this happened and cried my eyes out. I can only imagine the terror she must have felt for herself and her child. Hopefully she knew he was safe before she passed. RIP Naya.
So tragic đ
I was on a family trip when this happened. My sister and I were sharing a room in the cabin we were staying in. I remember her asking if I was awake, I said yes, and she said âNaya Rivera is missing and presumed dead.â There was no part of me that had been prepared for what she was about to say.
So sad. I hope her kiddo is doing well
My daughter is almost the exact same age as her son and it broke me the hell up when she passed. She did not expect what happened to happen, but she made sure Josey was ok before she gave up. I am weeping right now just thinking about it.
Six years already… that’s hard to believe. Rest in peace.
I still think about her sometimes, and how hard she must have pushed past the limits of her own endurance to get her baby back on that boat. RIP.
I remember this. The boat drifted away and she had just enough energy left to get him back onboard but not herself. Poor kid was by himself on the boat for hours. I hope he’s doing well now and hopefully doesnt remember that day.
*always wear a life vest guys, no matter how good a swimmer you are.
how traumatic for her poor son
I decided to rewatch âThe Quarterbackâ after this and just bawled my eyes out to her rendition of If I Die Young. I mean, I already sob at that part anyway, but I felt like hurting a little extra I guess.
I donât think Iâve been able to rewatch Glee since.
6 years⌠This is so sad. The last picture of Naya and Josey in the carpark walking together towards the lake. Itâs just so unfair. Such a terrible tragedy. RIL Naya đ¤
Damn, i didn’t realize that was this month. Just earlier on the 4th of July i think 3-4 years ago the creator of Yugioh, Kazuki Takahashi, died by drowning saving someones life(i believe it was someone in the military). I didn’t realize they both died the same way and both in July.
I was so distraught over this. Naya, we miss you!
I had my baby at few months prior. As a mom, my heart still hurt so much for her and her child.
Santana was so important to me coming out goddamn
RIP
The only silver lining of this is that her little boy will know how much she loved him. Ugh. I donât have words for how sad this makes me, man. So young and so beautiful and so talented and loved.
i canât imagine the amount of survivorâs guilt that little boy will grow up bearing⌠such an awful, awful situation for all involved. may naya rest peacefully and may her family be comforted by the memory and legacy she left behind.
So sad, i can’t believe it’s been six years already. How time flies đ
Her memoir is wonderful, listen in her honor if you can <3
so I never watched glee or anything she was in. but I knew of her since she was so famous and I was chronically online lol. when this story broke, I was gutted. I don’t have kids, but hearing this story (and what her son said happened…AND how her son’s dad immediately stopped doing all that press after her death) told me everything I needed to know about Naya’s heart. As beautiful inside as she was outside.
The image of Nayaâs mother showing up to the lake while they were searching for the body still haunts me. She fell to her knees with her arms open.
Nayaâs body was found shortly after that.
And the pictures of her family gathered at the shore of the lake,before she was found afaik, are devastating. Her mother is crying with her arms spread open to the water, just crying. What a tragedy
Terrible.
It’s hard trying to explain things that you can’t really make sense of no matter what age you are,” he continues. “I’m not a big believer in everything happens for a reason because I can’t ever think of a reason why he doesn’t have his mom.”
This is devastating.
Her death still makes me so sad. Sad for her life cut so short, sad for her son being too young to lose a mom. I hope he grows up feeling loved.
I was not a mother yet when this happened, and her death and last minutes of life terrified me.
I have a 4yo kid now. I cannot even begin to imagine the horror she went through on a lovely sunny day enjoying being out there in nature with her kid.
If there is something more than us out there, I hope she has found the better place. Rest in peace, mother.