Naya Rivera Search Will Continue But With Less Intensity; Officials To Start Searching Cabins, Too

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As the search for Naya Rivera continues on unabated, Ventura County officials are slightly altering the way they are doing things in and around Lake Piru, where she first disappeared.

For one, according to reports put out by law enforcement sources to outlets including TMZ, law enforcement officials intend to continue to search for the former Glee star in and around the lake — albeit with lesser intensity than what they did in the first few days after her disappearance.

Related: Naya’s Family Joins The Official Search At Lake Piru

Poor visibility within the water at Lake Piru has largely prevented them from searching as exhaustively as they otherwise could, but sources indicate that a full sonar scan of the entire lake should be done by the end of the day on Sunday. At that point, then, authorities apparently intend to back off the intensity of their search just a bit and devote their resources differently.

Furthermore, officials have indicated they are going to start searching cabins around the Lake Piru area on Sunday, as well. Insiders tell TMZ the Ventura County search teams don’t necessarily believe Rivera wound up in one of those often-times secluded cabins, but there’s been so much social media chatter about it that they want to put rumors to rest and shut down any potential other options previously unexplored.

Heather Morris and other stars — as well as friends, family, and even fans of Rivera — have implored Ventura County officials on social media to widen their search and look outside the lake, as you can see (below):

Again, according to TMZ, insiders say they are not expecting to find the TV star in any of those cabins, but investigators are content to look both in and around the lake, if for no other reason than to cover all their bases. As we noted, the search within the lake itself has proven moderately difficult considering the amount of debris in the water. Hopefully, sonar equipment can continue to do the job even in the lake’s most difficult areas.

As we’ve been reporting, Rivera went missing in the lake north of Los Angeles while swimming in it with her 4-year-old son. Thus far, there have been extremely few leads to go on with regards to what exactly happened, and investigators continue to be baffled by the turn of events — likely until they can definitely determine what happened to Rivera, and why.

Our thoughts and prayers continue to go out to her family, friends, and loved ones, as they all continue to grapple with this uncertain, difficult time period with the stars whereabouts unknown. Clearly, there are a lot of emotions at play here for those who held Rivera close in their lives, as her family has now jumped in to aid their time and help with the search itself. Tough, tough stuff…

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