Overview
- Presley Gerber, 27, was found unresponsive at a Los Angeles‑area rehabilitation facility and died on September 20, according to medical‑examiner records cited by multiple outlets.
- Santa Monica police said officers responded to emergency calls that referenced a cardiac arrest and a possible overdose and are treating the case as a suspected overdose with no signs of criminal intervention.
- The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner performed an autopsy on September 21 and has ordered additional tests, leaving an official cause and manner of death pending.
- On October 18 Cindy Crawford, Rande Gerber and Kaia Gerber published a joint Instagram tribute and Kaia shared a separate long personal letter memorializing her brother.
- Media reports have made unverified claims about ketamine administration by a physician and those claims are under review; toxicology and related forensic results, which can take weeks to months, are the key next developments to watch.