Officials in South Carolina announced Wednesday, October 28, that an investigation into Hayden Panettiere’s August 16 passing found that her death was accidental. The case is now closed.
Dispatch audio recordings from Broadcastify.com referenced a possible overdose and CPR in progress. Federal authorities investigating the death are looking into whether Panettiere procured nonprescription pills from an area dealer. Multiple people were questioned about the circumstances of her death by Drug Enforcement Administration agents and local investigators. Panettiere was born in Palisades, New York. Lesley Vogel, was a former soap opera actress, her father, Skip Panettiere, worked as a fire department lieutenant While her mother.
Narcan was administered and paramedics tried to resuscitate her, but she was declared dead at 2:31 pm. Panettiere died at the age of 36 in Greenville , South Carolina, and her rep confirmed her death at the time. In 2023, Panettiere’s younger brother Jansen died unexpectedly of a heart condition at 28.
The coroner’s office said that paramedics and police found Panettiere in cardiac arrest.
“Based on the Medical Examiner’s determination and the findings of the investigation, Hayden Panettiere’s death has been ruled accidental,” officials in Greenville, South Carolina said, the Los Angeles Times.

