Presley Gerber died at age 27. He was the only son of a famous supermodel couple, Cindy Crawford and her business mogul husband, Rande Gerber.
According to the LA County Medical Examiner’s Office report, a body was retrieved at a substance abuse treatment center on Sept. 20, and the record verifies it. An autopsy has yet to be done, and the manner of Presley’s death was not revealed.
The family, through a representative, confirmed Presley’s death and requested some privacy while the family copes with grief. “During this most difficult and painful period, the family asks for some privacy,” said the representative.
The youngest son of Cindy Crawford had followed modeling as his main career, which he inherited from his mother.
At the age of fifteen, Presley started modeling and subsequently was in the spotlight for several fashion houses, like Calvin Klein, Dolce & Gabbana, and Moschino. Also, as his career developed, together with Kaia Gerber, his sister, and his mother, Cindy, he continued appearing in the fashion industry.
Presley Gerber Was Open About His Mental Health Struggles
Presley Gerber Was Straightforward and open regarding his Mental Health Issues. Mental health was an aspect that Gerber was very comfortable expressing openly, especially his struggle with substance abuse as well.
He put a candid video up on the internet in the month of December 2025 explaining many of the hardships that he was dealing with at that time.
Presley stated that he had gone through multiple kinds of losses and said that these were part of why he was at the place he was right then.
He further discussed that he had taken several kinds of medications such as Valium and buprenorphine. Presley shared that he had consulted many psychiatrists, and he was looking for more concrete guidance with regard to his medication and not just being given the option to switch drugs whenever he was experiencing some symptoms.
Presley also mentioned experiencing panic to a very high degree and resorting to taking Xanax in very tough moments.
He didn’t want to conceal the fact that he was dealing with various problems on his own. He stated that he was aiming to have others feel less lonely as a result of sharing in an open way.
“I’m hoping this will be able to reach a lot of people in different ways and you will never feel alone again,” Presley added back then, in an interview carried out by E! News.
He was also frank in sharing that he was trying hard to get only positive people around him and that he had actually stepped away from some friends in his Hollywood clique.
Kaia Gerber Recently Opened Up About Her Brother
Presley’s death came only about a month after his younger sister, Kaia Gerber, spoke publicly about his struggles.
In a recent *Vogue* cover story, Kaia discussed her older brother’s decade-long battle with drug addiction and explained how his struggles had affected their family.
She mentioned that in Presley’s honest nature, she found inspiration for her own way of life. Kaia was grateful that her brother chose the path where he expressed his troubles, not the path where he would have kept them to himself.
The siblings discussed many things with each other about their professional modeling careers. Presley started modeling when he was 15, and he and Kaia eventually found themselves working in the same industry.
Presley’s Family Is Asking for Privacy
Presley Gerber was Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber’s only son and Kaia Gerber’s older brother.
News of his death has left the family asking for privacy as they grieve. At this time, officials have not announced what caused Presley’s death, and the pending autopsy could provide more information.
The deceased’s relatives have been concentrating on the sad events of their private life and have requested that the outside world be courteous to them throughout this period, when they would need to grieve in peace.
