COPS do not believe Naya Rivera killed herself after listening to what her four-year-old son has to say about her disappearance.
They say on speaking with Josey they found absolutely no evidence to back up any suggestion the popular Glee star may have taken her own life.
The 33-year-old is presumed dead after vanishing from a boat on Lake Piru in Ventura County, California on Wednesday.
However, officials are now adamant her mystery disappearance is nothing more than a tragic accident.
Ventura County Sheriff's Office sergeant Kevin Donoghue told People: "We interviewed her son and there was nothing that we learned from her son that would have suggested that this was suicide.
"Everything that we’ve learned so far leads to this being some sort of water recreational accident.
"To say definitively what actually happened, we really can’t say. We just don’t know, it’s a mystery," he added.
"We’re still investigating, we’re still searching. We’re trying to uncover clues as we go.
"But so far, we really don’t have a lot of information to make any guesses as to what could have happened.”
He also said that it’s unclear whether Josey climbed back into the boat himself, or if Naya helped him back in.
He revealed: "I know she was in the water. I don’t know if she helped him back on the boat. That I don’t know.”
On Wednesday, Josey, was found alone sleeping on the adrift pontoon boat three hours after he and his mother set out on the water together around 1pm.
The little boy was spotted shortly before 5pm by a boat rental company worker, who alerted authorities.
Rescuers reached the little boy soon after with sources telling TMZ the child said that his mother had "jumped into the water but didn't come back up."
Her life jacket was reportedly still in the boat and Josey was asleep when the vessel was first found.
Divers searched the lake until nightfall, but were unable to find the actress, who starred in 113 episodes of the hit musical series Glee from 2009 to 2015.
The sheriff's office later said this "may well be a case of drowning."
We reported how the family of the Glee star were united in grief on Saturday as they tried to connect with the missing actress.
Naya's mom, Yolanda Rivera, was pictured kneeling in front of the lake where her daughter is believed to have drowned.
Naya's ex-husband, Ryan Dorsey, joined the emotional scenes, wading through the water in tears.
He was reunited with Naya's dad, George Rivera and her brother Mychal, who entered the water fully clothed in attempt to reach the missing star.
Together, the family took a boat out onto the water, joining the desperate search for Naya.
Ex Ryan was seen crying on the lakeside as other members walked at the beauty spot with heavy hearts.
On Thursday, officials switched their mission from search and rescue to a recovery operation.
The Lake Piru Recreation Area, located about 55 miles northwest of Los Angeles, features boat rentals, kayak, and paddleboarding.
The 1,200-acre reservoir with a 12-mile shoreline in Los Padres National Forest has been the site of numerous drownings over the years.
The tragic deaths include that of Naftoli Smolyansky, 39, who drowned after saving his five-year-old daughter who had fallen in.
Smolyansky was with his children the lake when his daughter fell off the boat, according to reports.
Steve White, a one time Ventura State Beach lifeguard supervisor, described the perils of the lake.
“Someone will come to the beach, maybe wade out a little, step into a deeper hole or get picked up in a rip current and they begin to panic,” he said.
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