The Ventura County Medical Examiner have released Naya Rivera’s full autopsy report, which noted that the Glee star was considered a “good swimmer”
According to the report by People Magazine, the Naya Rivera’s full autopsy report, detailed the Glee star died after rescuing son.
According to the investigative report Rivera’s 4-year-old son Josey said that before the star disappeared into the water and drowned, they counted “1, 2, 3” and jumped off the pontoon boat together at Lake Piru in Ventura County, California, on July 8.
Revealing more details in the Naya Rivera’s autopsy report, the son Josey was said to have told investigators that his mother told him to get back on the boat.
“She helped him onto the boat and then he then heard [Naya] yell ‘help’ and she put her arm in the air. She then disappeared into the water,” the investigative report states.
Officials also noted in the investigative report that while Rivera was in good health, she had a history of vertigo “that would get worse when she was in the water.”
“The decedent would have vertigo to the point of vomiting, but she learned to control the symptoms with antihistamines,” the report states.
Rivera had been treated at Cedars Sinai hospital for vertigo prior to her death.
The investigative report also reveals that Rivera had been prescribed adderall for anxiety and was recently taking medication for a sinus infection. Additionally, Rivera “used a marijuana vape pen and she would smoke about a pack of cigarettes per week,” the report states.
According to Naya Rivera’s full autopsy report, Rivera had “no known history of suicidal ideation or attempt.”
The actress was also “considered to be a good swimmer,” the autopsy report states. Her cause of death remains a drowning and the manner of death was ruled as an accident
The Ventura County Medical Examiner also released Rivera’s toxicology report, which reveals the actress had low-level amounts of amphetamine (Adderall, Dexedrine), diazepam, ethanol and phentermine (an appetite suppressant) in her system, as well as caffeine, at the time of her death.
According to the toxicology report, her blood alcohol concentration was 0.016.
“[Naya’s] cell phone, syringes with a pink fluid substance, identification, and a filled prescription slip for amphetamine was found in [her] purse. Three 12 ounce White Claw alcohol cans were located near [her] purse. One of the cans was empty, one was open and was about 3⁄4 full, and one was unopened.
There was a bag with food items on a bench seat near the front of the boat,” the investigative report states.
Rivera was confirmed dead on July 13 at the age of 33 — five days after she disappeared.