Naya Rivera's ex Ryan Dorsey moves in with her sister to raise the late actress' son

Naya River and Ryan Dorsey pictured together in 2016. Photo / Getty Images

Naya Rivera's ex-husband Ryan Dorsey has moved in with the late actress' sister to raise her son.

Pictures published by the Daily Mail show Dorsey and Nickayla Rivera spending time together - and the publication reports they are becoming close in the months following Naya's death.

Naya Rivera tragically died when she drowned in California's Lake Piru in July. Dorsey and Rivera were married in 2014, and their son Josey was born in 2015. The couple split in 2018.

"They were obviously helping lift each other's spirits," a witness who saw the couple in public told the publication. According to reports Nickayla Rivera and Dorsey are raising Josey together and have recently moved into a three-bedroom house together. Photos show the couple moving furniture to the new rental property.

Dorsey wrote an emotional tribute to the Glee star when her body was found by authorities. He wrote on Instagram that there was "not enough words to express the hole left in everyone's hearts".

View this post on Instagram

the sun. we love to see it ☺️☀️

A post shared by NICKAYLA RIVERA (@nickaylarivera) on Apr 10, 2020 at 2:17pm PDT

"You were just here... We were just in the back swimming with Josey the day before," he wrote.

"Life just isn't fair. I don't know what to say...I'm thankful for our times and our journey that brought us together and gave us the sweetest and kindest smart little boy we could ever hope for."

Autopsy findings ruled Rivera's death as an accidental drowning. Josey was with his mother at the time on the boat, and the actress boosted him to safety before she disappeared, the report says.

View this post on Instagram

This is so unfair...there's not enough words to express the hole left in everyone's hearts. I can't believe this is life now. I don't know if I'll ever believe it. You were just here... We were just in the back swimming with Josey the day before. Life just isn't fair. I don't know what to say...I'm thankful for our times and our journey that brought us together and gave us the sweetest and kindest smart little boy we could ever hope for. I remember sometimes you used to get annoyed at me: "Ryan can you stop snap chatting!" Haha. I'm glad I didn't listen to you because I have hundreds and probably thousands of snaps and videos that Josey will have forever and know his momma loved him more than life, and how much fun we had together as he was growing up. Life is all about good times and bad times but with Josey it makes the bad a little less so because a part of you will always be with us. He'll never forget where he came from. We miss you. We will always love you. Love you Meep. 🖤💔🖤 ♥️ To everyone that reached out and I haven't had a chance to or just didn't get back to you...thank you all for the overwhelming love and support you've sent our way. I'll just say in closing, be kind to yourself, be kind to others, forgive...forget...don't hold grudges....if you have nothing nice to say maybe try not to say anything. There's peace in silence. Time on Earth is precious and you just never know....you never know what could happen. Hold your loved ones close, and cherish the times you have with those you care about. ♥️

A post shared by dorseyryan (@dorseyryan) on Jul 25, 2020 at 1:31pm PDT

A Ventura County Sheriff Bill Ayub said in a press conference after her body was found that they believe Rivera "mustered enough energy to get her son back onto the boat but not enough to save herself".