Hayden Panettiere cause of death revealed as the Heroes actress farewelled by friends, family

Hayden Panettiere’s death has been ruled an accident. The 36-year-old actress was found unresponsive at a residence in Greenville, South Carolina, on August 16 after an acquaintance called emergency services about 1.50pm reporting cardiac arrest. Despite resuscitation efforts, Panettiere was pronounced dead at the scene at 2.32pm. The Greenville County Coroner’s Office have now, more than a month on, confirmed her cause of death as a cocktail of drugs. “The cause of death has been ruled as toxic effects of fentanyl, 4-ANPP, Alprazolam, Methocarbamol and Quetiapine,” the statement published by Variety read. Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opiod, 4-ANPP is used in the illegal manufacturing of fentanyl, Alprazolam is a prescription anxiety medication better known as Xanax, Methocarbamol is a prescription muscle relaxant, and Quetiapine is an anti-psychotic medication often used to treat bipolar and schizophrenia. The coroner said there were “no signs of trauma”.