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Hayden Panettiere's death ruled accidental from drugs, including fentanyl: Coroner

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What happened Actress Hayden Panettiere's death has been ruled accidental from drugs including fentanyl, according to the Greenville County Coroner's Office in South Carolina.
The headline split KABC / ABC7 Los Angeles frames it as "Hayden Panettiere's death ruled accidental from drugs, including fentanyl: Coroner". NZ Herald frames it as "Drug cocktail including fentanyl killed Hayden Panettiere, coroner says".
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KABC / ABC7 Los AngelesNews report · Sep 22, 7:47 PM

Hayden Panettiere's death ruled accidental from drugs, including fentanyl: Coroner

Actress Hayden Panettiere's death has been ruled accidental from drugs including fentanyl, according to the Greenville County Coroner's Office in South Carolina.

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KING5 (Tegna, Seattle)News report · Sep 22, 8:48 PM

Actress Hayden Panettiere's cause of death revealed

Hayden Panettiere, best known for starring roles in TV's 'Heroes" and "Nashville," died Aug. 16 in Greenville, South Carolina. She was 36 years old.

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Channel NewsAsiaNews report · Sep 22, 8:47 PM

Hayden Panettiere died from accidental overdose involving fentanyl, coroner says

US Actor Hayden Panettiere, 36, was found unresponsive in her South Carolina apartment on Aug 16 and was later pronounced dead.

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WTNH News8 (Nexstar, New Haven)News report · Sep 22, 8:47 PM

Hayden Panettiere died from accidental overdose involving fentanyl, coroner says

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Hayden Panettiere had been released from a drug rehabilitation facility in Malibu, California, just weeks before her overdose death from a mixture of illicit and pre...

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WLS / ABC7 ChicagoNews report · Sep 22, 7:47 PM

Hayden Panettiere's death ruled accidental from drugs, including fentanyl: Coroner

Actress Hayden Panettiere's death has been ruled accidental from drugs including fentanyl, according to the Greenville County Coroner's Office in South Carolina.

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KGO / ABC7 San FranciscoNews report · Sep 22, 7:47 PM

Hayden Panettiere's death ruled accidental from drugs, including fentanyl: Coroner

Actress Hayden Panettiere's death has been ruled accidental from drugs including fentanyl, according to the Greenville County Coroner's Office in South Carolina.

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WPVI / 6abc PhiladelphiaNews report · Sep 22, 7:47 PM

Hayden Panettiere's death ruled accidental from drugs, including fentanyl: Coroner

Actress Hayden Panettiere's death has been ruled accidental from drugs including fentanyl, according to the Greenville County Coroner's Office in South Carolina.

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KTRK / ABC13 HoustonNews report · Sep 22, 7:47 PM

Hayden Panettiere's death ruled accidental from drugs, including fentanyl: Coroner

Actress Hayden Panettiere's death has been ruled accidental from drugs including fentanyl, according to the Greenville County Coroner's Office in South Carolina.

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NZ HeraldNews report · Sep 22, 7:43 PM

Drug cocktail including fentanyl killed Hayden Panettiere, coroner says

The 36-year-old actress was found unresponsive at a South Carolina home.

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