Police in Greenville, South Carolina, have ruled the death of actress Hayden Panettiere accidental, ending their local probe after the medical examiner found she died of a drug overdose.
The death of actress Hayden Panettiere - known best for her roles in Heroes and Nashville - has been ruled accidental, ending a local probe into her death, police have said.
Read more: FIVE-FINGER ANSWERS (reporter interview): HEADLINE: The Greenville Police Department in South Carolina said the death of actress Hayden Panettiere has been ruled accidental, ending its local probe after the medical examiner found she died from a drug overdose. THE WHO: The source names no lead official by full name or exact title; it only refers to the Greenville Police Department and a spokesperson who could not comment, and to the Greenville County Coroner's Office.
HARD DATA: Panettiere died in August at the age of 36, was found unresponsive in a South Carolina residence on 16 August, and the coroner's findings included fentanyl, methocarbamol and quetiapine in her system.
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The 36-year-old actress, known for Heroes and Nashville, was found unresponsive at a South Carolina residence on 16 August; her death has been ruled accidental.
Announced that the death has been ruled accidental, ending its local investigation after the medical examiner found she died from a drug overdose.
Its findings included fentanyl, methocarbamol and quetiapine in Panettiere's system, and the medical examiner determined she died of a drug overdose.
The location of the police department leading the local probe and the residence where Panettiere was found unresponsive.