Police have confirmed that a body recovered from a lake in California is that of missing Glee actor Naya Rivera. Authorities said last week that they had presumed Rivera had drowned after renting a boat on Lake Piru near Los Angeles with her four-year-old son, Josey, who was found unharmed.

Rivera began her career in television at the age of four, as Hillary Winston in the US sitcom The Royal Family, and was best known for playing Santana Lopez in the hit show Glee, which was nominated for 32 Emmys and nine Golden Globes during its run.