Hayden Panettiere’s cause of death revealed; DEA targets potential drug dealer
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Key Points:
- Actress Hayden Panettiere died last month after ingesting oxycodone laced with fentanyl, according to TMZ citing multiple law enforcement sources.
- Panettiere reportedly had a long-time drug dealer in Los Angeles who supplied her with black-market prescription drugs, including oxycodone.
- She took several drugs purchased from the dealer on a flight from L.A. to South Carolina the day before her death, with authorities believing she took oxycodone the morning she died.
- Emergency Medical Service workers responded to a 911 call reporting Panettiere in cardiac arrest and unresponsive; attempts to resuscitate her using advanced cardiac life support were unsuccessful.
- Toxicology results are still pending, and the DEA in Los Angeles is investigating the relationship between Panettiere and her drug dealer.
