{"id":2223578,"date":"2026-10-27T22:06:59","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T19:06:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2223578"},"modified":"2026-10-27T22:06:59","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T19:06:59","slug":"sahara-rays-body-released-to-her-family-after-shocking-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2223578","title":{"rendered":"Sahara Ray&#8217;s Body Released to Her Family After Shocking Death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/85\/16by9\/2026\/10\/27\/85e5569c9d4a47da9c29ac9c17b8f0a5_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Sahara Ray&#8217;s Body Released to Her Family After Shocking Death<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Sahara Ray<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Body Released to Family<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"media-swipe\">Exclusive<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"google-preferred-btn js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-icon.svg\" alt=\"Google\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"google-preferred-btn__title\">Add TMZ on Google<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-10-27T15:06:59-07:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/sitemaps\/article\/202610\"><br \/>\n                October 27, 2026<br \/>\n                <\/a><br \/>\n                            3:06 PM PDT<\/time><span class=\"divider\">|<\/span><br \/>\n                                                                Updated <time class=\"updated-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-10-27T15:38:00-07:00\"><br \/>\n                                  October 27, 2026<br \/>\n                                3:38 PM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-c4c4ed65bb0ec0e873ac0b0d0f2fedaa\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20261027_85e5569c9d4a47da9c29ac9c17b8f0a5\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:5ec4360f-2b24-4f08-99af-ea7d27a06b80\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/85\/4by3\/2026\/10\/27\/85e5569c9d4a47da9c29ac9c17b8f0a5_md.jpg\" alt=\"sahara ray insta 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-25c9b361902b5b46bd06f61f368d9abf\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/sahara-ray\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Sahara Ray<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s body has been released to her family a little over a week after her tragic death, TMZ has learned.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-30456149e4740c331379e1f0b02666a9\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>As you know, the 34-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/10\/19\/sahara-ray-dead\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>died<\/strong><\/a> last weekend &#8220;surrounded by family at the hospital.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-bf78de9d3a68112f0413e7d919b8a7c5\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"gallery-block\"><a id=\"gallery-link-884f4826-4f0c-4765-988a-6ae1e21dbed4\" class=\"media-link gallery-block__link js-track-link js-click-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/photos\/2026\/10\/20\/remembering-sahara-ray\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:gallery:884f4826-4f0c-4765-988a-6ae1e21dbed4\" data-context=\"{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;gallery-block&quot;,&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;}\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:5ec4360f-2b24-4f08-99af-ea7d27a06b80\" data-gallery-layout=\"list\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/c8\/4by3\/2026\/10\/20\/c8187a2abb5c4d519731b9f51ae1cf93_md.jpg\" alt=\"Remembering Sahara Ray\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid gallery-block__img-fluid img-aspect-4by3\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"media-icon--overlay gallery-block__media-icon--overlay\"><span class=\"media-icon-label gallery-block__media-icon-label\">Launch Gallery<\/span><\/div>\n<footer class=\"media-footer gallery-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text gallery-block__media-launch-text\">Remembering Sahara Ray<\/span><span class=\"media-cta gallery-block__media-cta\"><br \/>\n              Launch Gallery<br \/>\n              <\/span><\/footer>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-5d9b129bea7e94df80515a3002170841\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The model&#8217;s autopsy has been completed, but there is still no word yet on the official cause of death.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-47ca84caf686f1471446153927eba8ab\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20261019_ac6e76dd1848436e9ee684fb28f1f9fd\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:5ec4360f-2b24-4f08-99af-ea7d27a06b80\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/ac\/4by3\/2026\/10\/19\/ac6e76dd1848436e9ee684fb28f1f9fd_md.jpg\" alt=\"Sahara Ray insta 2\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-d615392f5a31dd35f2e9a00bbf86a4f4\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>As we previously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/10\/23\/sahara-ray-autopsy-complete\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>reported<\/strong><\/a>, that&#8217;s been deferred by the L.A. County Medical Examiner&#8217;s Office pending toxicology results.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-3f0406209d662e3e13e64554b08aed88\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Her ex, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/mod-sun\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Mod Sun<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/10\/21\/mod-sun-posts-tribute-of-ex-girlfriend-sahara-ray\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>posted<\/strong><\/a> a touching tribute to Sahara on social media, calling her &#8220;pure magic.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<ul class=\"social social--permalink\">\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--facebook js-track-link\" 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