Sahara Ray Dies at 34 – Cause of Death Still Unclear
Australian model Sahara Ray died at a hospital on Sunday, according to her family. She had only become a mother to a daughter in January.
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Australian model Sahara Ray has died at the age of 34. According to her family, she died at a hospital on Sunday, October 18, as the US celebrity news site TMZ reported on Monday.
Her loved ones were reportedly with her. "She was so very loved," the family said. The cause of death is still unclear.
Daughter of a surfing legend
Ray was the daughter of Australian surfing legend Tony Ray. She spent much of her childhood traveling between Australia, California and Hawaii.
She rose to fame in the 2010s as a model and through Instagram, where nearly 900,000 people follow her. She founded her own swimwear brand, Sahara Ray Swim. Friends and fans are now mourning her in the comments under her Instagram posts.
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Ray made headlines worldwide in 2016, when she was photographed on vacation in Hawaii with pop star Justin Bieber. She had also been romantically linked to Australian singer Cody Simpson.
Serious illness and birth of her daughter
In 2024, Ray revealed publicly that she had been diagnosed with Guillain-Barré syndrome. In this rare neurological disorder, the immune system attacks the nerves. According to TMZ, the illness had left her partially paralyzed after a serious car accident.
In January 2026, Ray became a mother to a daughter, as she announced on Instagram at the time.