Hayden Panettiere died from accidental overdose including fentanyl: Coroner

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Actress Hayden Panettiere died from an accidental overdose involving fentanyl and several other drugs, according to the Greenville, South Carolina, County Coroner’s Office.

Panettiere, 36, died Aug. 16 after she was found unresponsive and in cardiac arrest at an apartment in South Carolina where she had been temporarily staying. First responders attempted advanced cardiac life support measures, but the efforts were unsuccessful and she was pronounced dead that afternoon. 

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