Coroner says actress Hayden Panettiere died in accidental drug overdose
Actress Hayden Panettiere died from an accidental overdose involving fentanyl and other drugs, a South Carolina coroner said, according to the South China Morning Post. Panettiere, 36, was found unresponsive in a Greenville apartment on August 16. The supplied account says an anti-anxiety medication was also involved.
US actress Hayden Panettiere died from an accidental overdose involving several drugs, including fentanyl, a South Carolina coroner said on Tuesday, according to the South China Morning Post. Panettiere, 36, was found unresponsive in an apartment in Greenville, South Carolina, on August 16. The Greenville County Coroner’s Office issued the statement about the cause of death.
The supplied account says the drugs included fentanyl and its chemical by-product, as well as an anti-anxiety medication. It does not identify all the substances involved or provide further findings from the coroner. Panettiere’s on-and-off boyfriend, Brian Hickerson, and his brother, Zach Hickerson, were at the home, according to the report.
The supplied material gives no further information about their involvement or about any investigation.
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