Police 'Don't Know' If They'll Ever Find Naya Rivera's Body - Search Complicated Due To Visibility & Debris

This story just keeps getting more gut wrenching.

As you’re likely aware of by now, Naya Rivera went missing on Wednesday after she rented a pontoon boat for a day on Lake Piru in Ventura County, CA with her 4-year-old son, Josey. After the boat was overdue for return following the three-hour rental, staff found it at the north side of the water and discovered the child sleeping alone on the empty vessel. Alarms were raised, and the worst feared.

Josey told investigators he and his mom went for a swim and she never came back, leading officers to believe the actress had drowned. The search for the Glee star has been ongoing over the last two days, she has been presumed dead — and now, police are warning because of the lake’s condition, it’s an extremely challenging recovery mission.

During a press conference on Thursday addressing the star’s disappearance, Ventura County Sheriff’s Office Sargent Kevin Donoghue told the media:

“If the body is entangled in something underneath the water it may never come up… We don’t know.”

Divers are experiencing less than one foot of visibility in the water in daylight.

Absolutely terrifying.

There is also no current evidence Rivera made it to shore, as emergency responders have searched. Donoghue said to People:

“[Officers searched the] shoreline for any clues whatsoever, any personal items, any footprints, anything that would indicate that she made it out of the water and because of the absence of those clues, that is why the focus of the search right now is in the water.”

Donoghue went on, sharing authorities are “checking her credit card statements” to make sure she hasn’t made any charges since her disappearance:

“We have detectives who are investigating that aspect as well. Checking her credit card statements making sure there are no charges anywhere. But based on the information we have so far, we are fairly confident the focus of our search being in the water. We want to bring closure for the family, so we really are putting our best effort forward.”

Donoghue explained Rivera’s car was found at the scene and her “personal belongings were on the boat.” CCTV video was released on Thursday showing the 33-year-old parking her black SUV in the lake’s lot.

Rivera was wearing shorts and a small black backpack. She helps Josey out of the car, grabs another bag from the trunk, and they walk over to the dock. They then rent the pontoon, board the boat, and push off.

No word on much else in this extremely sad case. We just hope divers make some progress today, as the family deserves closure. We’re thinking about everyone involved during this difficult time.

Check back here for updates.

[Image via Ventura County Sheriff Office CCTV/Instagram]