Australian model and influencer Sahara Ray has died at age 34. The circumstances of the disappearance of Justin Bieber’s ex-girlfriend are beginning to become clearer. According to the “Daily Mail”, Sahara Ray died of an overdose of fentanyl, a powerful opioid. She was reportedly hospitalized Friday in Los Angeles, where she was placed on life support.
Still according to the British tabloid, which cites a source close to the matter, his family made the painful decision to end life support measures on Sunday. The exact cause of death, however, has not yet been officially confirmed.
His mother pays tribute to him
Speaking to the “Daily Mail”, her mother, Gretchen Bach, spoke of an “incredibly passionate and warm” young woman, who deeply loved her family, fashion, surfing and her daughter Snow, born ten months ago.
Daughter of Australian surfer Tony Ray, Sahara Ray had a career in modeling and launched her own swimwear brand. She had nearly 900,000 subscribers on Instagram.
The general public also discovered her in 2016, when she was photographed on vacation in Hawaii with Justin Bieber, with whom she had a brief relationship.
Guillain-Barré syndrome
In recent years, the Australian had suffered serious health problems. In 2024, she revealed that she suffered from Guillain-Barré syndrome, an autoimmune disease that attacks the nerves and can cause paralysis.
Sahara Ray had to temporarily use a wheelchair. She had since shared several moments of her pregnancy and her new life as a mother on social networks.
