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Hayden Panettiere died of an accidental overdose, coroner's office says

Hayden Panettiere died of an accidental overdose involving fentanyl, the coroner's office said in its autopsy report. Lillia Luciano reports.

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The death of the child star - who had fentanyl, Xanax, a muscle relaxant and antipsychotic medication in her system - was ruled an accident.

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Actor Hayden Panettiere, 36, died in a Greenville, South Carolina apartment. The Greenville County Coroner's Office has ruled her death an accidental overdose involving fentanyl, with no signs of foul play. Police said she was with on-and-off boyfriend Brian Hickerson and his brother Zach, who made the 911 call.

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The coroner ruled Hayden Panettiere's death an accidental overdose involving fentanyl, resolving the earlier uncertainty over cause and manner.

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Hayden Panettiere died from accidental overdose, autopsy finds

An autopsy by the Greenville County Coroner's Office determined Hayden Panettiere's death was due to an accidental overdose of several drugs, including fentanyl.

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Hayden Panettiere died of an accidental overdose, coroner's office says

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Hayden Panettiere's cause of death revealed

Hayden Panettiere died after taking an accidental overdose of several drugs, including fentanyl, a coroner in the US has said.

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Autopsy shows Hayden Panettiere died from a drug overdose

The death of the child star - who had fentanyl, Xanax, a muscle relaxant and antipsychotic medication in her system - was ruled an accident.

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Hayden Panettiere’s cause of death confirmed as fentanyl overdose

South Carolina medical examiner says ‘no signs of trauma’ and ‘the manner of death has been ruled accident’ Hayden Panettiere died from a fentanyl overdose, according to the Greenville county coroner’s office. Medical examiners in South Carolina confirmed the 36-year old actor’s cause of death on Tuesday, saying: “The cause of death has been ruled as toxic effects of fentanyl, 4-ANPP, Alprazolam, Methocarbamol and Q…

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