Presley Gerber death ‘investigated as suspected overdose’

The death of Presley Gerber, who passed away aged 27 over the weekend, is under investigation.

Presley Gerber’s death is being investigated as a suspected overdose.

The late model, who was the son of supermodel Cindy Crawford and businessman Rande Gerber, died at a rehab facility on Sunday (20.09.26) aged 27, and now the authorities have given more of an insight into his passing.

The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner told the Daily Mail in a statement: “On September 20, 2026, at approximately 9:35 a.m., Santa Monica Police Department officers responded to a report of a possible overdose in the 1000 block of Berkeley Street.

“Upon arrival, officers located an adult male who was deceased.”

A cause of death is yet to be determined.

The spokesperson added: “SMPD detectives are investigating the death as a suspected overdose.

“At this time, there is no indication of foul play.

“The official cause and manner of death will be determined by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner.

“The investigation remains ongoing. Additional inquiries regarding the Medical Examiner’s findings should be directed to that department.”

Presley’s final red carpet appearance was in January when he turned out for the Los Angeles premiere of Paris’ documentary Infinite Icon: A Visual Memoir.

News of Presley’s death was confirmed by a representative for Cindy, Rande and Presley’s actress/model sister Kaia Gerber, who told PEOPLE: “The family is asking for privacy during this very difficult and painful time.”

Prior to his death, the late model was candid about his struggles with mental health and substance abuse, explaining that he didn’t want other people to repeat his own “mistakes”.

During an appearance on the Studio 22 podcast, Presley shared: “Having struggled with mental health, depression and some other things that come along with that, I think that whether I help one person or a hundred people get out of that place that I was in at one point in my life, that’s all I need to do.”

Presley suggested that helping other people with similar issues had become his life goal.

The model was determined to ensure that other people didn’t repeat his errors.

He said: “[Mental health] is an issue. It is such a big part of my life. It’s a 24/7 job, and there’s so much to it.

“That’s really what I want to do: help people, whether you’re depressed, you’re struggling with something that is having a negative effect on your body. I mean it could be anything, and there’s no judgement.

“I’ve seen a lot of stuff and I’ve learned a lot of things. What I hope I can do is have made the mistakes for some other people, so they don’t have to make the same mistakes that I made.”