Hayden Panettiere's death ruled accidental, South Carolina police closing investigation
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Key Points:
- Actress Hayden Panettiere's death in August has been officially ruled accidental by the Greenville Police Department in South Carolina, following the Medical Examiner’s findings.
- The cause of death was determined to be a toxic combination of fentanyl, 4-ANPP, alprazolam, methocarbamol, and quetiapine, with fentanyl being the most likely cause of overdose.
- The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) continues to investigate, potentially focusing on drug dealers linked to the substances involved in Panettiere's death.
- Panettiere had openly discussed her struggles with addiction, postpartum depression, and trauma in her memoir "This Is Me: A Reckoning," released earlier in 2023.
- She is survived by her daughter Kaya and was remembered at a memorial service in Malibu attended by about 80 friends and family members.
