Authorities have confirmed that a body has been found during the search for missing actress Naya Rivera.
The Ventura County Sheriff's Office tweeted on their official account on Monday (July 13) that the recovery is in process and that a news conference will follow at 2:00PM later today. The tweet read:
"A body has been found at Lake Piru this morning. The recovery is in progress. There will be a news conference at 2 pm at the lake."
The 33-year-old Glee star - who played cheerleader Santana Lopez in the hit musical TV show - had reportedly rented a pontoon boat on Wednesday afternoon (July 8) to venture out onto Lake Piru in Ventura County, California.
However, just three hours later, another boater raised the alarm after finding Rivera's boat with just her son asleep inside, BBC News reported.
Over the weekend, Ventura County Sherriff's Department released underwater footage of Lake Piru showing the poor levels of visibility.
Capt. Eric Buschow explained in a press conference on Friday that the department has brought in "specialized equipment," including a sonar system, in a bid to locate the actress's body.
Watch the footage of the lake below:"What they do is they go out and they tow these devices in the water that scan the bottom of the lake for any objects that might look like a body," Buschow said, per Fox News.
"Last night, they had a couple of images that showed up on the sonar that they thought might be promising to investigate. This morning, they sent an ROV, or a small robotic device, down into the water to examine those objects. Unfortunately, they did not locate Naya Rivera. They are still searching."
Buschow said the murky water conditions are "difficult", but the authorities are utilizing all the equipment they can to assist with the search.
"The visibility in the water is one to two feet," Buschow said, explaining that they were searching areas up to 35 feet deep.
Rivera's last Instagram post was a picture of her and her son, Josey, captioned: "It's just the two of us."
In another post published last week, Rivera told her fans: "No matter the year, circumstance, or strifes everyday you're alive is a blessing. make the most of today and every day you are given. tomorrow is not promised [sic]."
Rivera married fellow actor Ryan Dorsey back in 2014, and the couple welcomed their son - Josey Hollis Dorsey - in 2015.
The couple divorced in 2018, but maintain joint custody of their son.
