Hayden Panettiere, actress of Heroes and Nashville, dies at 36

Hayden Panettiere, actress known for her roles in Heroes, Nashville and the Scream saga, died this past Sunday, August 16, at the age of 36. The performer was found unconscious and later pronounced dead in Greenville, South Carolina. At the moment the cause of death is unknown, although the first reports indicated that there were no signs of violence, something that has been corroborated by the autopsy.

"No signs of trauma that could have contributed to death have been found," the Greenville County coroner's office stated in a statement made public after the autopsy, according to the US portal TMZ. "The cause and manner of death remain pending further investigation and the completion of additional studies," the text in question continued.

The authorities indicated that the call to 911 to report an unconscious woman with no vital response was made by an acquaintance of the actress at approximately 1:50 p.m. on Sunday. As revealed by Deadline, in the recording you can hear the paramedics, who tried to revive Panettiere using "advanced cardiac life support", talking about an "overdose" and "cardiac arrest."

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On the other hand, on Monday, August 17, a source revealed to People magazine that Narcan had been found at the scene. Narcan is an emergency medication that is used to quickly reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. Although it has not been confirmed that Panettiere's death was due to an overdose, it is worth remembering that the actress had spoken openly about her problems with alcohol and drugs in the past, addressing it in her memoirs.