A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed on behalf of Naya Rivera’s son. Josey’s dad, Ryan Dorsey, and the late actress’ estate are suing Ventura County, California; the United Water Conservation District, and the county’s Parks and Recreation Management for wrongful death and negligent infliction of emotional distress.
The premise is that the “Glee” star’s death was preventable and that the boat she and Josey rented on Lake Piru didn’t comply with the US Coast Guard’s safety standards. “[The boat] was not equipped with a safely accessible ladder, adequate rope, an anchor, a radio or any security mechanisms to prevent swimmers from being separated from their boats,” the court documents claim. “Disturbingly, later inspection revealed that the boat was not even equipped with any flotation or lifesaving devices, in direct violation of California law, which requires that all pontoons longer than 16 feet be equipped with flotation devices.”
In addition, there were no signs warning of the lake’s strong currents, low visibility, high winds, changing water depths, underwater caves, ledges and drop offs, or the trees, brush and other debris that congest its waters due to the vastly changing water levels and winds.”
- At this point, a spokesperson for Ventura County couldn’t comment because they hadn’t been served with the paperwork.
Source: Us Weekly
