Naya Rivera's Ex-Husband Ryan Dorsey Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit On Behalf Of Son Josey

Naya Rivera's ex-husband Ryan Dorsey filed a wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of their 5-year-old son Josey.

People obtained court documents of Josey suing Ventura County, California where the "Glee" star accidentally drowned during a boat excursion with her son. The mother and son were at Lake Piru in July when the accident happened and it took days before Rivera's body was found.

Josey is suing the county's Parks and Recreation Management and the United Water Conservation District for wrongful death and negligent infliction of emotional distress.

Dorsey and Rivera's estate filed the paperwork on Tuesday. In the court documents, they claimed that Rivera's death was preventable. They also alleged that the boat that Rivera and Josey rented did not have the proper features and equipment that comply with U.S. Coast Guard 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 complaint read.

"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."

The filing also cited the lake's "deadly history" and the lack of signages in the place to warn the tourists. There wasn't "a single sign anywhere – not at the entrance, at the dock, at the popular swimming area of Diablo Cove, not anywhere — 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."

People reached out to Ventura County and the United Water Conservation District but got no response.

Rivera's death certificate revealed that her cause of death was drowning and she died within "minutes" while in the water. The autopsy didn't find any traumatic injuries or disease processes.

Robert Inglis of the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office search & rescue team believed that the strong winds contributed to the accident because pontoon boats are very light, so the wind may have pushed it away from the mother and son. Also, Rivera didn't wear a life-jacket and may have been exhausted after using all her strength to get her son back onto the boat. She allegedly didn't have enough energy to swim after the pontoon boat and save herself.