Presley Gerber, the 27-year-old son of Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber, was found in a bedroom at the Santa Monica rehab facility where he died on Sept. 20, according to a report from TMZ. Sources told the outlet his body was discovered near the bed but not on it on Sunday night.
Gerber went into cardiac arrest and was treated for a suspected overdose. No official cause of death has been cited, and sources close to the investigation say fentanyl has not come up in the case so far. Reporting also indicates he was prescribed ketamine despite a regular problem with the drug, a detail that has sparked questions about how rehab facilities manage patients with known dependencies. Gerber had a 2018 DUI and served three years of probation.
The loss has hit his family hard. A source told Page Six that he and his sister, Kaia Gerber,“were insanely close,”adding,“I don’t know how she’s going to go on without him.”Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber, who also share a daughter, have not released a public statement.
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