The sudden death of American actress Hayden Panettiere has caused a wave of emotion across the United States and around the world. The actress, well known in particular for her roles in the series “Heroes” and “Nashville”, was only 36 years old.
The circumstances of the death of Hayden Panettiere, who had recently confided having experienced periods of depression and various addictions, have not yet been clearly established.
The events took place in Greenville, South Carolina. Alerted by an acquaintance of the actress around 1:50 p.m., the police and medical services discovered an unconscious woman, already in cardiac arrest. Despite emergency resuscitation attempts, he was pronounced dead on site at 2:32 p.m.
Emergency call revealed
Although no official cause has yet been released, US media have viewed the recording of the emergency call. On this audio tape, a first aider explicitly mentions an “overdose”.
For the moment, the exact nature of the substance in question (drug, medicine or other product) remains completely unknown. Local police said initial findings did not indicate any signs of criminal activity. A joint investigation was opened with the medical examiner.
According to the TMZ website, Hayden Panettiere had just left Los Angeles the day before to travel to the South with her companion, Brian Hickerson. Close sources also report that she suffered from recent back pain, without the link with the tragedy being established.
