Event Brief
Hayden Panettiere died from accidental drug overdose
By The BriefBrief · Sources (18)
Filed: Sep 22, 2026 at 12:00 PM ET
UPDATED Sep 22, 2026 at 9:05 PM ET
Summary: A South Carolina coroner said Hayden Panettiere died from an accidental overdose involving a dangerous mix of drugs, including fentanyl. The finding was revealed in an NBC News report by Liz Kreutz.
WHO: South Carolina coroner
WHAT: Revealed that Hayden Panettiere died from an accidental overdose involving fentanyl and other drugs
WHEN: Sep 22, 2026 at 7:24 PM ET
WHERE: South Carolina
WHY: The coroner attributed the death to an accidental overdose from a dangerous mix of drugs, including fentanyl.
How this story developed (showing 2 of 2 earlier reports)
Sources (18):
ABC Australia,
ABC News,
ARY News,
BBC News,
Euronews,
Fox News,
Global News Canada,
KTLA,
Los Angeles Times,
NBC News,
New York Times,
PBS NewsHour,
South China Morning Post,
UPI,
WBIR 10News,
WFLA,
WIVK-FM,
WTSP 10 Tampa Bay
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