SAD NEWS: Major Hayden Panettiere de@th update as pol!ce launch investigation
Major Hayden Panettiere de@th update as pol!ce launch investigation
Hayden Panettiere has sadly d!ed aged 36.
An investigation has been launched into Hayden Panettiere’s de@th. Her cause of de@th is yet to be confirmed, as local pol!ce confirmed they are looking into her de@th, though it has been reported that there were no “signs of foul play”. The Heroes star passed away aged 36, with the heartbreaking news confirmed by her father, Alan Panettiere, in a statement released on Sunday, August 16, though he chose not to disclose the circumstances surrounding the tragedy.
pol!ce in Greenville, South Carolina, have since revealed that an “acquaintance” of the actress dialled 911, with emergency services rushing to the scene in a desperate bid to save Hayden. A statement from the Greenville pol!ce Department read: “Officers accompanied by EMS personnel, responded to a report of an unresponsive female at around 1:50 pm on Sunday.
Hayden Panettiere’s cause of de@th is yet to be confirmed (Image: Getty)
“Upon arrival, medical assistance was administered; however, the individual, later identified as Hayden Panettiere, was pronounced deceased at the scene.”
The case is under investigation by the Greenville pol!ce Department in conjunction with the Greenville County Coroner’s Office. The preliminary investigation has not indicated any signs of foul play or suspicious circumstances.
An acquaintance of Panettiere placed the 911 call. “Hayden’s representative, Kasey Kitchen, also confirmed that authorities are examining the circumstances of her de@th, with further details expected to emerge in due course. Kitchen told NBC News: “There’s an investigation ongoing.

An investigation has been launched into her de@th (Image: Getty)
We should know more tomorrow. “Hayden’s passing was confirmed by her father Alan, who praised the actress as an “incredible light and a force of nature”. Alan said in his statement: “It is with profound sadness that we share the tragic passing of our beloved Hayden. “She was an incredible light and a force of nature who brought immeasurable love and joy to all who knew her –and to the millions who watched her onscreen.”
Her father requested privacy “as our family takes time to process this unimaginable loss.”
Hayden recently published her memoir, This Is Me: A Reckoning, in which she chronicled her turbulent personal life involving domestic abuse, struggles with alcoholism and rehabilitation stays, and a fight against undiagnosed postnatal depression following the birth of her daughter Kaya.