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Hayden Panettiere\u2019s autopsy has been completed and her cause of death is pending further investigation. <\/p>\n

Read more Hayden Panettiere was \u2018clearly still struggling\u2019 3 months before tragic death: Gayle King<\/a><\/p>\n

The Greenville County Coroner\u2019s Office told Page Six in a statement, \u201cOn August 16, 2026, at approximately 1:51 PM, a 911 call was received regarding a reported cardiac arrest. <\/p>\n

\u201cFirst responders and Emergency Medical Services arrived on scene and located a female in cardiac arrest. EMS personnel initiated advanced cardiac life support measures; however, resuscitation efforts were unsuccessful, and the individual was pronounced deceased at 2:32 PM.<\/p>\n

The Greenville County Coroner\u2019s Office and Greenville City Police Department both responded to the scene.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe decedent has been identified as Hayden [Lesley] Panettiere, 36, of California. Panettiere was found unresponsive inside the residence, where she had been temporarily staying.<\/p>\n

\u201cAn autopsy was completed today. At autopsy, no signs of trauma were discovered that would
have contributed to the death.\u201d<\/p>\n

The cause and manner of death are pending further investigation. Additional studies will be completed, according to the statement. <\/p>\n

The statement ended, \u201cThis investigation remains active and ongoing. No further details are available for release at this time.\u201d<\/p>\n

The \u201cNashville\u201d actress\u2019 death was announced on Sunday, as her father, Alan Lee \u201cSkip\u201d Panettiere confirmed the \u201ctragic passing\u201d in a statement to Page Six.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is with profound sadness that we share the tragic passing of our beloved Hayden,\u201d\u00a0he said. \u201cShe was an incredible light and a force of nature who brought immeasurable love and joy to all who knew her \u2014 and to the millions who watched her onscreen.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe ask for privacy as our family takes time to process this unimaginable loss.\u201d<\/p>\n

Panettiere was found unresponsive in a South Carolina Airbnb Sunday.<\/p>\n

In 911 dispatch audio obtained by Page Six, authorities responded to an \u201coverdose\u201d at around 1:51 pm with \u201cCPR in progress.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read more Exclusive | Hayden Panettiere\u2019s neighbor recalls \u2018shocking\u2019 moments after actress found dead in luxury apartment complex<\/a><\/p>\n

The \u201cunidentified female\u201d was in \u201ccardiac arrest.\u201d<\/p>\n

TMZ reported emergency responders attempted to resuscitate Panettiere. She was pronounced dead at 2:32 p.m. <\/p>\n

The outlet reported on-again, off-again boyfriend, Brian Hickerson, and the \u201cHeros\u201d actress flew from Los Angeles to South Carolina, where Hickerson is from, on Saturday. It is unclear if he placed the 911 call. <\/p>\n

The \u201cScream 4\u201d actress was first linked to Hickerson in 2018. He was arrested for multiple domestic violence incidents and arrests. <\/p>\n

Hickerson was sentenced to 45 days in county jail after pleading no contest, which means refusing to deny or admit guilt, to two felony counts of injuring a spouse or girlfriend. <\/p>\n

He got four years of probation, ordered to attend 52 domestic violence classes and received a five-year restraining order to stay away from the actress. <\/p>\n

\u00a0The \u201cThis Is Me: A Reckoning\u201d author has been open about her struggles with opioid and alcohol addiction following suffering from postpartum depression. <\/p>\n

She told People in 2022 that she was offered \u201chappy pills\u201d before attending red carpets when she was 15 years old.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey were to make me peppy during interviews,\u201d she told the outlet. \u201cI had no idea that this was not an appropriate thing, or what door that would open for me when it came to my addiction.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The actress continued heavily drinking and occasionally taking opioids.<\/p>\n

She shared daughter Kaya, 11, with then-fianc\u00e9 Wladimir Klitschko \u2014 who moved with their daughter to his native Ukraine. <\/p>\n

Hayden\u2019s younger brother, Jansen Panettiere, died in February 2023 at 28 of an undiagnosed heart condition.<\/p>\n

Read more Hayden Panettiere\u2019s final interview takes on haunting meaning after tragic death<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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