Presley Gerber, son of supermodel Cindy Crawford, dies at 27

Presley Gerber, 27, died while in a rehabilitation facility; cause of death pending autopsy.
He was their only son, and he had spoken openly of his struggles.
Presley Gerber died at 27 while in a rehabilitation facility, having previously discussed his battles with mental health and substance abuse.
Mark

What do we actually know about how he died?

Mimi

Right now, just that he was in a rehab facility when it happened on September 20. The medical examiner confirmed the death but hasn't released a cause yet—they're waiting on the autopsy.

Luke

So we don't know if it was an overdose, a medical event, something else entirely. The autopsy is the thing that will tell us.

Mark

He'd been public about struggling with addiction?

Mimi

Yes. He talked openly about mental health issues and substance abuse. In 2019 he was arrested for DUI, got probation and had to do a DUI program.

Luke

That's one incident we know about. It doesn't tell us the full picture of what he was dealing with in the years between then and now.

Mark

How is the family responding?

Mimi

They released a statement asking for privacy. Very brief. No details about what led to him being in rehab or anything else.

Luke

Which is their right, but it also means the public record right now is thin. We're waiting on the medical examiner to fill in the blanks.

Mark

What made him notable beyond being Cindy Crawford's son?

Mimi

That's the thing—he wasn't a public figure the way his sister Kaia is. She's a model like their mother. Presley seemed to live more privately, though he did speak about his personal struggles.

Luke

So most of what we know about him comes from that one arrest and his own statements about addiction. The rest is family history.

  • A 27-year-old man died inside the very facility where he had sought help, turning a place of recovery into a place of loss.
  • The LA County Medical Examiner has confirmed the death, but the cause remains suspended in uncertainty until autopsy results are released.
  • Gerber had spoken publicly about his battles with mental health and substance abuse, including a 2019 DUI arrest that resulted in probation and mandatory treatment.
  • His family — Cindy Crawford, Rande Gerber, and sister Kaia Gerber — have asked the world to step back and allow them space to grieve their only son and brother.
  • No further details about the circumstances of his admission or death have been shared, leaving the story incomplete and the grief uncontained.

On September 20, 2026, Presley Gerber — son of supermodel Cindy Crawford and businessman Rande Gerber — died at 27 while receiving care at a Los Angeles rehabilitation facility, a place meant to be a threshold toward healing. The cause of his death remains unknown pending autopsy, leaving only the outline of a young life that had long wrestled, openly and honestly, with addiction and the weight of the self. His family, among the most recognized in the world of fashion, now grieves in private what the public had only partially glimpsed.

Presley Gerber, 27, died on Sunday, September 20, while admitted to a rehabilitation facility in Los Angeles. The LA County Medical Examiner confirmed his passing, though the cause will not be known until an autopsy is completed. Through a representative, his parents — supermodel Cindy Crawford and entrepreneur Rande Gerber — and his sister Kaia asked for privacy as they mourn the loss of their only son. No details about the circumstances of his admission or death were shared.

In the years before his death, Gerber had been candid about his struggles with mental health and addiction. A 2019 DUI arrest brought those battles into public view; he pleaded guilty, received three years of probation, and was required to complete a DUI education program and community service. He had spoken of these difficulties as part of an ongoing and deeply personal fight.

Presley grew up in one of fashion's most visible families — his mother a defining figure of 1990s modeling, his sister Kaia now a prominent name in the industry herself. His own path had been marked less by the runway than by the harder, quieter work of trying to find steadiness. That work was still unfinished when he died, and the reasons why remain, for now, unanswered.

Presley Gerber, the 27-year-old son of supermodel Cindy Crawford, died on Sunday, September 20, while admitted to a rehabilitation facility in Los Angeles. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner confirmed his death, though the cause remains unknown pending completion of an autopsy.

Gerber's parents—Crawford and her husband Rande Gerber—along with his sister Kaia Gerber, released a statement through a representative asking for privacy as the family processes the loss. He was their only son. The statement offered no additional details about the circumstances of his death or what had prompted his admission to the facility.

In the years before his death, Gerber had been open about his struggles with mental health and substance abuse. In January 2019, he was arrested for driving under the influence. He pleaded guilty and received three years of probation, along with a requirement to complete a DUI education program and perform two days of community service. That arrest marked a public moment in what he had described as an ongoing battle with addiction and his own psychological well-being.

The death comes as the family grieves privately. No further information about the cause or circumstances has been released, and the medical examiner's office has not yet completed its investigation. Until the autopsy results are made public, the specific reason for Gerber's death will remain unknown.

The loss represents a significant moment in the life of one of fashion's most recognizable families. Crawford built her career as one of the defining supermodels of the 1990s, and her children have grown up in the public eye. Kaia Gerber followed her mother into modeling and has become a prominent figure in the industry in her own right. Presley's path had been different, marked by the personal struggles he chose to discuss openly.

The family is asking for privacy during this very difficult and painful time.
— Crawford-Gerber family representative
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