Naya Rivera, a popular Hollywood singer and actor known for playing a gay cheerleader in the famous TV series Glee, was found dead yesterday in a lake in Southern California. Naya Rivera was 33.

Rivera’s body was found six days after she went missing on Lake Piru, and her son Josey, was found on July 8 at the same location,alone on a boat which was rented by them.The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that the body belonged to Rivera.

Rivera's Glee co-star Jane Lynch tweeted “Rest sweet, Naya. What a force you were,” while Steven Canals, who co-created and produced the TV show Pose, tweeted "Heartbroken over all the stories that will remain untold.” Naya became popular after acting as a lesbian in Glee, and is survived by her parents, a younger brother, a sister and her 4-year-old son.