Actress Hayden Panettiere died from accidental overdose involving fentanyl, coroner says

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September 22, 2026

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Actress Hayden Panettiere died from an accidental overdose of several drugs, including fentanyl, a coroner in South Carolina said Tuesday.

Panettiere, 36, was found unresponsive in an apartment in Greenville, South Carolina, on August 16.

Her on-and-off boyfriend Brian Hickerson and his brother Zach Hickerson were at the home.

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