Naya Rivera’s ex and her son make an emotional celebration for the actress’s birthday
This January 12 was a very emotional day for the fans and family of Naya Rivera, the ‘Glee’ star who died in 2020 in Lake Piru. Ryan Dorsey, her ex-husband and father of the actress’s son, remembered her on what would be her 35th birthday. Through his Instagram account, Ryan published some photographs of what he did with his little son, who was the last person to see Naya alive in 2020.
First, Ryan posted a photo of Naya and her son together and wrote: “Happy birthday little woman” and then showed a painting along with some flowers they left for her. Later, along with a photo of Naya Rivera’s grave, Ryan admitted that visits with his son are not easier even as time passes, “Man, these visits are not easier,” he wrote. And he added a thought when he saw the emotions that the little boy experiences when seeing his mother, but in this way: “Hug your mother if you still have her” and shared a photograph of Naya’s son with a frame that says “Mom” in a red heart and next to it it reads: “I miss you.”
Finally, Ryan shared a great text by the poet Rudyard Kipling titled ‘If…’, which talks about never giving up. “If you can force your heart and your nerves and your sinews, to keep going long after you have lost them, and to resist when there is nothing in you except the will that tells you: “Resist!… Yours is the Earth and everything that there is in it,’” says a fragment.
Who was she and what happened to Naya Rivera?
In July 2020, Naya Rivera, a 33-year-old actress, who played Santana López in the popular series ‘Glee’, was reported missing after going to Lake Piru, located in Ventura County, southern California to take a walk with her son. The authorities began the search for the actress with the help of divers, after finding her little son alone in a boat on the lake. A few days later they found her lifeless body.
According to the coroner’s report, the identity of Rivera’s body was confirmed and the cause of death was determined to be accidental drowning. No traces of alcohol or signs of any other substance were found. According to the first statements, on their walk, Naya and the minor would have jumped off the boat to swim for a while; However, she never returned and only the little boy was found sleeping inside the boat and wearing a life jacket. The actress would have managed to save her son from a strong current when they were swimming, but she did not have the strength to save herself.