New details surrounding the death of Presley Gerber have revealed that the 27-year-old model was staying at a rehabilitation facility when he died, adding another deeply personal layer to a story already marked by his years of openness about mental health, recovery and substance use.

The Los Angeles County medical examiner listed Gerber’s death as occurring on Sept. 20. According to the available report, he died while at a rehab facility, though additional circumstances surrounding his death had not yet been made public. An autopsy had also not been completed at the time the information emerged.

For Gerber’s family, the sudden loss comes during what their representative described as an intensely painful period.

His parents, supermodel Cindy Crawford and businessman Rande Gerber, along with his younger sister, model and actress Kaia Gerber, asked that their privacy be respected as they grieve. Presley is survived by the three family members with whom he had frequently appeared publicly throughout his life.

The revelation that Presley was at a rehabilitation facility at the time of his death is particularly poignant because he had spoken publicly about his own struggles in previous years.

Born in Beverly Hills, California, in 1999, Presley grew up in one of the entertainment and fashion industries’ most recognizable families. His mother became an international modeling icon, while his father built a career as an entrepreneur and businessman. His sister Kaia later followed their mother into modeling and expanded her work into acting.

Presley also entered the fashion world himself, developing a modeling career while navigating intense public attention from a relatively young age.

Away from professional appearances and photo shoots, however, parts of his personal life became more complicated.

In December 2019, Presley was charged with driving under the influence. The following year, he attracted significant public attention after getting the word “MISUNDERSTOOD” tattooed across his face. By 2021, the tattoo appeared to have been removed.

Over time, Presley began speaking more directly about what was happening beneath the public image.

Instead of presenting his difficulties as something he had completely left behind, he discussed depression, mental health challenges and his experiences with recovery. He explained during a podcast appearance that helping even a small number of people escape the kind of emotional place he had once experienced would make sharing his story worthwhile.

That willingness to talk publicly eventually became part of his social media presence.

Presley launched a series of Instagram videos called “Mental Health Mondays,” using the platform to discuss topics related to emotional well-being and recovery. In one video shared in 2024, he spoke about his experiences in recovery circles and the importance of finding common ground with other people despite differences in their lives or backgrounds.

His public discussions became even more specific in December 2025.

In a video that was later deleted from Instagram, Presley discussed medications he said he was taking in connection with panic attacks. Among the medications he mentioned were Buprenorphine, Xanax and Valium. The disclosure offered another glimpse into the personal challenges he had increasingly chosen to discuss openly rather than keeping entirely private.

Against that background, the medical examiner’s confirmation that Presley was at a rehabilitation facility when he died gives new significance to those earlier conversations.

At this stage, however, the circumstances remain limited.

The medical examiner’s report identifies Sept. 20 as the date of his death and confirms that he was 27. Beyond the location and basic information, further details had not been released, and an autopsy remained pending when the first reports emerged.

Presley had still been seen publicly with his family in the months before his death.

In May 2026, he joined Cindy, Rande and Kaia in Los Angeles for an event connected to Kaia’s RE/DONE “Short/Cuts” launch. Photographs from the occasion showed the family together during what would become one of Presley’s final public appearances with his sister.

The following month, he was photographed with his parents in Malibu at the We Are ENOUGH x Aviator Nation launch. It was the last known occasion on which he was publicly photographed with Cindy and Rande before his death in September.

Those appearances now carry a different emotional weight for a family suddenly facing life without its only son.

While Presley was inevitably connected to the famous names around him, his later public conversations showed an effort to establish another part of his identity — someone willing to speak about subjects that can be difficult to discuss openly.

He talked about depression rather than hiding it. He discussed recovery communities. He acknowledged panic attacks and treatment. And he described the possibility that his experiences might help another person who felt trapped in a similar place.

That message became one of the more personal themes of his later years.

Presley never suggested that speaking publicly made those struggles simple. Instead, his comments reflected an awareness that recovery and mental health could be complicated, intensely individual experiences.

Now, following his death at 27, many questions surrounding his final hours remain unanswered.

The medical examiner’s report has established that Presley was in a rehabilitation facility when he died, but it has not provided a fuller account of what occurred there. With an autopsy still pending at the time of the initial report, no additional findings about the circumstances of his death had been released.

For Cindy Crawford, Rande Gerber and Kaia Gerber, those unanswered questions exist alongside a far more immediate reality: the loss of a son and brother.

Their request for privacy reflects a family confronting that loss away from the public attention that has followed them for decades.

Presley’s life included fashion, celebrity and highly visible moments, but his own words increasingly centered on something more personal. He wanted his experiences with mental health and recovery to mean something to people facing similar struggles.

At just 27, that effort has ended far earlier than anyone could have expected, leaving his family grieving and the circumstances of his death still awaiting further answers.