Hayden Panettiere smiles in a white blazer as she arrives to the 2009 "Rock-N-Reel" event held at Culver Studios on June 14, 2009 in California. Image source, Getty Images
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Police in South Carolina, where Hayden Panettiere died in August, say they have concluded their investigation into her death

ByNardine Saad
  • Published49 minutes ago

The death of US actress Hayden Panettiere has been ruled accidental, ending a local probe in her death, police in South Carolina have said.

The Heroes and Nashville star died in August from the toxic effects of fentanyl, Xanax and several other drugs in her system, at the age of 36.

Citing the medical examiner's report last month that found Panettiere died from a drug overdose, the Greenville Police Department said it had "concluded its investigation" into her death.