According to the complaint, the Rivera rented boat was not equipped with floating or life-saving devices, or ladders, ropes, anchors or other devices to keep swimmers separate from their boats. Warning of dangerous conditions like strong currents, low visibility and high winds were also not found in the area.
In the complaint, Attorney Amjad Khan wrote, “When Naya and Josie were floating, the boat could have been carried – probably by the current and the wind, which was gesturing at 21 mph in the afternoon,” Attorney Amjad Khan wrote in the complaint. “Josie, who was nearby, managed to get back on the boat of his own free will and put himself on the boat running back and forth in the current and the wind. Josie knew Naya was still in the water, and he heard her crying. ! Help! ‘ In his struggle to get back in his boat and sink, Josie searched in vain for his mother to get back on the boat for a rope, Josie then looked at the water for her mother and saw that the new one had disappeared. C. cried more than an hour after being found by the boat leasing agent and alone in the boat. “
The lawsuit also alleges that defendants “tried to defame Naya in the media and distract her from her own negligence.” He also notes that the lake has a “fatal history” – more than two dozen people have drowned over the years – but no one warned of the potential dangers when renting a boat to the Riviera.
In addition to the wrongful death, the lawsuit on behalf of Riviera’s son also includes survival claims and disregard for emotional distress.
This article was originally published by The Hollywood Reporter.
