Naya Rivera’s father is giving fans a heartbreaking update. George Rivera spoke out to People and revealed that the day the “Glee” alum went missing while boating at Like Piru in California with her son Josey last summer, she actually called him and told him she wanted to go swimming in the lake. George says he advised her against it saying, “I kept telling her, ‘Don’t get out of the boat! Don’t get out of the boat! It will drift away when you’re in the water. It was just heartbreaking.”
A Florida man is lucky to be alive after an alligator chomped down on his head, leaving a nasty wound on his scalp. Jeffrey Heim, 25, was diving for prehistoric shark teeth in a river near Tampa when he was attacked by the gator without warning. Heim showed Inside Edition his wounds, which included a small skull fracture and two puncture wounds on his wrist. He received 34 staples on his head. Heim told Inside Edition that he doesn’t want the animal that bit him to be killed.
Smith wants to inspire others with her swimming achievements and her funky footwear.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says there are 10 accidental drownings every day across the country. They say the fatal-drowning rate of Black children is three times higher than white children due to historical factors.
