Former Glee star Naya Rivera is feared dead after her four-year-old son was reportedly found alone on a boat at a lake in Southern California.
The Ventura County Sheriff's Department announced the news as a search operation was launched after the youngster was discovered on the rented boat at Lake Piru.
The search for Rivera, 33 - best known for playing Santana Lopez on musical comedy series Glee - resumed "at first light" on Thursday, the sheriff's department said.
According to local reports quoting the sheriff's department, Nivera rented a boat at Lake Piru at about 1pm local time on Wednesday.
The alarm was raised and a search operation launched using helicopters, drones and dive teams, police said.
Rivera tweeted a picture of her and the boy together, which was captioned: "Just the two of us."
Rivera shot to fame starring as high school cheerleader Santana in Glee.
The California-born star followed it up with her feature film debut in 2014 horror film At The Devil's Door.
The actress later had a role in the Lifetime TV series Devious Maids.
Rivera was engaged to the rapper Big Sean in October 2013 but they ended their relationship in April 2014.
She then began dating actor Ryan Dorsey and they got married in Mexico in July that year.
The couple welcomed their first child in September 2015.
Rivera filied for a divorce after two years of marriage but later called off the separation.
The couple finalised their divorce in June 2018.
After news she was missing broke, Rivera's former Glee co-star Harry Shum Jr tweeted: "Praying."
