Naya Rivera’s ex-husband Ryan Dorsey sues over Glee star’s ‘wrongful death’ claiming boat was ‘unsafe’
NAYA Rivera’s family has sued over the Glee star’s alleged wrongful death and claimed the boat was “unsafe.” The lawsuit was filed by Rivera’s ex-husband, Ryan Dorsey, on behalf of the couple’s five-year-old son Josey, who was with his mother when the tragedy occurred earlier this year. The paperwork, submitted on Tuesday, claims wrongful death […]
NAYA Rivera’s family has sued over the Glee star’s alleged wrongful death and claimed the boat was “unsafe.”
The lawsuit was filed by Rivera’s ex-husband, Ryan Dorsey, on behalf of the couple’s five-year-old son Josey, who was with his mother when the tragedy occurred earlier this year.
The paperwork, submitted on Tuesday, claims wrongful death following her drowning in July 2020.
The family, on behalf of the child, is also suing Ventura County, California, where his mother died, as well as United Water Conservation District and the county’s Parks and Recreation Management for negligent infliction of emotional distress.
The complaint alleges that the Glee star’s death was preventable and that the boat that she went on with her son in Lake Piru did not comply with Coast Guard safety standards.
Rivera went missing on Lake Piru after going out on a boat with her son on July 8.
After a days-long search, investigators found her body in the lake on July 13.
The reports shared on Friday with The Sun revealed the details of the 33-year-old’s death.
It said Rivera “was considered to be a good swimmer.”
“She was familiar with the lake and had been there multiple times,” the investigative report said.
Rivera did not have any known medical conditions, aside from a recent sinus infection, and sporadic vertigo, the report stated.
A report revealed that Rivera had alcohol and prescription drugs in her system when she died.
Rivera had a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.016, the report shows.
She also had levels of low levels of amphetamine, caffeine, diazepam, nordiazepam, phentermine, the report shows.
Rivera had a prescription for medication in her purse when her belongings were found on the boat in California, along with three White Claw cans.
One can was empty, one was around three-fourths full, and the other was unopened, according to an investigative report.
Her death was ruled an accident, by drowning.
Following her death, the actresses haunting final moments were revealed.
An investigative report shared by the Ventura County Medical Examiner reveals that Rivera’s son told her mother, Yolanda, that she counted “1, 2, 3” as they jumped off the boat and into the California lake.
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Rivera pushed her son back on the boat and out of the water at Diablo Cove.
Shortly after, her son noticed his mom putting her arms in the air and yelling “help”, the report stated.
She “then disappeared in the water,” according to the document.