On August 16, in Greenville, South Carolina, actor Hayden Panettiere — who had spoken openly and hopefully about her recovery from addiction just months before — was found unresponsive and could not be saved. She was 36. An autopsy confirmed that a combination of fentanyl and several other substances ended her life, ruling the death accidental. Her passing is a reminder that the distance between a public declaration of healing and private devastation can be heartbreakingly small.
Hayden Panettiere died from accidental overdose involving fentanyl, autopsy confirms
Hayden Panettiere, age 36, died from accidental drug overdose involving fentanyl and multiple other substances.