911 call audio from Hayden Panettiere's death released, showing CPR attempt

Mixed · 2Audio of the 911 call made on the day Hayden Panettiere died has been released; CBS News obtained it. 1 2 Mixed · 2Panettiere died aged 36 on 16 August at a residence in Greenville, South Carolina. An autopsy ruled the death accidental, caused by the 'toxic effects' of multiple drugs. 1 2 Left · 1CBS News lists the drugs as fentanyl, 4-ANPP, alprazolam, methocarbamol and quetiapine. 2

Mixed · 2On the call, Zach Hickerson, the brother of her on-again, off-again boyfriend Brian Hickerson, said he had come to the couple's apartment after church and found her unconscious and not breathing. 1 2 Mixed · 2The operator asked whether they had a defibrillator, and Zach Hickerson said he did not know if the building had one. 2 1 Mixed · 2The operator then told him to start CPR and gave instructions on chest compressions and mouth-to-mouth, reportedly including laying her flat on her back and putting the phone on speaker. The Daily Mail describes rising tension and one brother asking 'what do we do!' during a pause. 1 2

Left · 1She was pronounced dead at the scene despite 'advanced cardiac life support measures', according to the Greenville County Coroner's Office. 2 Left · 1Zach Hickerson told TMZ days later that Brian Hickerson gave her Narcan, which can reverse opioid overdoses, after they found her. 2 Mixed · 2Panettiere had spoken publicly about addiction, including in a 2026 memoir. She is survived by her daughter Kaya, whom she had with ex-fiancé Wladimir Klitschko. 2 1