(L.A.) Serhat Baydar, 31, Died at a Private Residence

Case Number: 2025-11287

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 31-year-old male that occurred at a private residence.

The coroner’s office identified the man as Serhat Baydar and listed his race/ethnicity as Middle Eastern or North African [sic].

Height: 6 feet / Weight: 220+ pounds

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death A: Drowning

Cause of Death B: Acute Mixed Drug and Ethanol Intoxication

Cause of Death C: MDMA (3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine) and Cocaine

Other Significant Condition: Hypertensive Cardiomyopathy and Obesity

RIP SERHAT BAYDAR (March 9, 1994 – July 14, 2025)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Monday.

The decedent’s name is Turkish. He was still posting on Instagram at around midnight, about 16 hours before the local government authorities publicly announced his demise.

Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published on September 4, after the results of tox screening had come back from the lab. The decedent was obese, drunk, and high on drugs when he drowned.

Without the alcohol and drugs, it is highly unlikely he would have drowned, as these substances were the critical factors that caused and contributed to the fatal drowning event.

Famous parting words: “The dead will steal from the living.”

Arrest record: DUI involving alcohol in Santa Monica on September 12, 2024

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