Ritrovato il corpo di Naya Rivera, è morta per salvare il figlio

Naya Rivera era scomparsa l'8 luglio, durante una gita in barca nel lago Piru in California. Sin da subito la situazione sembrava critica, in quanto il figlio Josey, di quattro anni, aveva dichiarato di essere stato aiutato dalla mamma a risalire sulla barca, per poi non vederla più.

Ma dopo 5 giorni di ricerche, le autorità hanno ritrovato il corpo dell'attrice e cantante. La notizia è stata data dai profili social del dipartimento di polizia della Contea di Ventura, che ha annunciato una conferenza stampa in cui tutto sarebbe stato spiegato. 

E durante la conferenza è arrivata la conferma che quel corpo era proprio quello di Naya: "Pensiamo che era metà pomeriggio quando mamma e figlio sono andati a nuotare, ma poi la barca si è allontanata portata dalle correnti. Naya ha trovato abbastanza energia per salvare il bambino, ma non abbastanza per lei stessa" ha spiegato lo sceriffo William Ayub: "Josey ha raccontato che la mamma lo ha aiutato a risalire in barca. Quando lui ha guardato  indietro l'ha vista scomparire sott'acqua."

Già da poco dopo l'annuncio del ritrovamento del corpo, sono stati migliaia i messaggi rivolti a Naya. Tra le varie parole di dolore, ci sono anche quelle dei colleghi della Rivera in Glee, tra cui Darren Criss, Kevin McHale e Jenna Ushkowitz: "Se siete stati così fortunati da conoscerla, saprete che il suo talento più grande era quello di essere una madre."

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My Naya, my Snixxx, my Bee. I legitimately can not imagine this world without you. • 7 years ago today, she and I were together in London when we found out about Cory. We were so far away, but I was so thankful that we had each other. A week ago today we were talking about running away to Hawaii. This doesn’t make sense. And I know it probably never will. • She was so independent and strong and the idea of her not being here is something I cannot comprehend. She was the single most quick-witted person I’ve ever met, with a steel-trap memory that could recall the most forgettable conversations from a decade ago verbatim. The amount of times she would memorize all of those crazy monologues on Glee the morning of and would never ever mess up during the scene… I mean, she was clearly more talented than the rest of us. She was the most talented person I’ve ever known. There is nothing she couldn’t do and I’m furious we won’t get to see more. • I’m thankful for all the ways in which she made me a better person. She taught me how to advocate for myself and to speak up for the things and people that were important to me, always. I’m thankful for the times I grew an ab muscle from laughing so hard at something she said. I’m thankful she became like family. I’m thankful that my dad happened to have met her weeks before I did and when I got Glee, he told me to “look out for a girl named Naya because she seemed nice.” Well dad, she was nice and she became one of my favorite people ever. • If you were fortunate enough to have known her, you’ll know that her most natural talent of all was being a mother. The way that she loved her boy, it was truly Naya at her most peaceful. I’m thankful that Naya got that beautiful little boy got back on that boat. I’m thankful he will have a strong family around him to protect him and tell him about his incredible mom. I just hope more than anything that her family is given the space and time to come to terms with this. For having such tiny body, Naya had such a gigantic presence, a void that will now be felt by all of us - those of us who knew her personally and the millions of you who loved her through your TVs. I love you, Bee.

Un post condiviso da Kevin McHale (@kevinmchale) in data: 13 Lug 2020 alle ore 4:52 PDT