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There is death Hayden Panettiere has been ruled accidental, South Carolina police announced Wednesday.
The Greenville Police Department said the investigation into Panettiere’s death was concluded “based on the Medical Examiner’s decision and the findings of the investigation,” and the actor’s death was officially ruled accidental.
Last month, a South Carolina coroner confirmed that Panettiere died of an accidental drug overdose that included fentanyl. There was no sign of trauma, the coroner’s office said.
Emergency responders were called to a residence where Panettiere, 36, had been living in Greenville, South Carolina, on the afternoon of August 16. Despite “advanced cardiac life support measures,” she was declared dead there, the Greenville County Coroner’s Office said.’
Brian Hickerson, Panettiere’s boyfriend and his brother Zach were at the scene of her death, according to a police report obtained by CBS News. The Hickersons made the 911 call that brought first responders to the apartment.
Authorities, including the Drug Enforcement Administration, were investigating the circumstances of Panettiere’s death. The police previously said that a preliminary study “He has not identified any signs of foul play or suspicious circumstances.”
