Naya Rivera’s former Glee costars are asking fans to send their thoughts and prayers following her disappearance in California on Wednesday. Heather Morris — who played Naya’s onscreen girlfriend/wife on Glee — shared a heartfelt note on her Instagram Story. “We need all the prayers we can get to bring our Naya back home to us,” she wrote. “We need your love and light.” A handful of other costars, including Harry Shum Jr. and Chord Overstreet, tweeted that they were praying. Demi Lovato — who briefly played Naya’s love interest in season five — also asked fans to keep Naya in their thoughts, writing, “Please pray for @nayarivera to be found safe and sound.”
The 33-year-old actress, who is best-known for playing Santana on the former Fox series, was declared a missing person after authorities found her 4-year-old son, Josey Dorsey, alone on a boat in the middle of Lake Piru. According to NBC Los Angeles, Naya rented a pontoon boat for three hours with her son but never returned. A search for Naya began that afternoon and resumed on Thursday morning.