Hayden Panettiere cause of death
The gist
A South Carolina coroner ruled Hayden Panettiere, 36.
The finding closes weeks of speculation and shifts focus to how she obtained the drugs.
How it unfolded
- Aug 16, 2026Panettiere, 36, was found unresponsive at Judson Mill Lofts in Greenville, South Carolina; a 911 call reported cardiac arrest at about 1:51 p.m. and she was pronounced dead at 2:32 p.m. after resuscitation efforts failed.
- Aug 17, 2026Police reported the actress had been found dead in Greenville.
- Sep 18, 2026Her representative pushed back on reports she died after taking a single fentanyl-laced oxycodone pill, saying the death was still under investigation and toxicology was not complete.