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Hayden Panettiere died of accidental overdose
The coroner’s ruling came after friends gathered in Malibu to remember the actor.
What happened
South Carolina’s Greenville County Coroner’s Office ruled that actor Hayden Panettiere died accidentally from the toxic effects of fentanyl, 4-ANPP, alprazolam, methocarbamol and quetiapine. She was found unresponsive in a Greenville apartment on 16 August. About 80 friends held a memorial service in Malibu the following month.
Numbers
- 36Her age when she died
- 16 AugDate she was found unresponsive
- About 80Friends at Malibu memorial service
Questions
- Why did coroner list 4-ANPP?
- It is a chemical byproduct associated with fentanyl, which the coroner included among the substances found in her system.
- Was trauma linked to her death?
- Officials found no signs of trauma that could have contributed to her death, and ruled the manner of death an accident.
- How broad is fentanyl’s toll?
- The BBC described fentanyl as a synthetic opioid linked to deaths across the United States during the past five years.
- What happens with the investigation?
- Greenville police said their investigation remains ongoing after the coroner’s ruling, following the earlier emergency response at her apartment.
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The catch
The coroner’s ruling does not identify how the substances were obtained or resolve the ongoing police investigation.
Police inquiry remains open.