Autopsy Confirms ‘Glee’ Star Naya Rivera’s Death Was Accidental Drowning

Autopsy Confirms ‘Glee’ Star Naya Rivera’s Death Was Accidental Drowning
Naya Rivera participates in the 'Step Up: High Water' panel during the YouTube Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour in Pasadena, Calif., on Jan. 13, 2018. Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP
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LOS ANGELES—An autopsy confirmed Tuesday that “Glee'' star Naya Rivera died from accidental drowning, officials said, while her family released a statement honoring her ”everlasting legacy and magnetic spirit.”

The examination, performed the day after the 33-year-old’s body was found in a Southern California lake, showed no signs of traumatic injury or disease that might have contributed to the drowning, and gave no initial indication that drugs or alcohol may have played a role in her death, the Ventura County Medical Examiner said in a statement.