Roomies, Hayden Panettiere is at the center of heartbreaking new details. And, they are shedding light on the moments surrounding her death in South Carolina. Now, newly obtained 911 audio is offering a closer look at the desperate efforts to save her life.
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911 Call Reveals Zach Hickerson Found Hayden
According to CBS News, Zach Hickerson called 911 after he and his brother, Brian, found Hayden unresponsive inside a South Carolina Airbnb on August 16. During the call, Zach reportedly told the dispatcher that he had just returned from church when he discovered Hayden unresponsive and not breathing. He explained that Brian had been asleep and woke up, but Hayden never stirred.
Dispatcher Guides CPR Efforts As Actress Overdoses
The dispatcher then instructed Zach to look for a defibrillator before telling him to put his phone on speaker and begin CPR. The 911 audio reportedly captures the dispatcher walking the brothers through the life-saving process step by step, including giving rescue breaths and performing chest compressions. First responders eventually arrived at the Airbnb and took over the efforts to revive Hayden.
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Despite efforts to save her, Hayden could not be revived, and paramedics pronounced her dead at the scene. Zach reportedly told CBS News that Brian administered Narcan, a medication used to reverse opioid overdoses. However, the 911 call does not mention the reported administration of Narcan. Authorities ultimately ruled Hayden’s death an accidental drug overdose.
Newly released 911 audio captures the desperate moments Zach Hickerson, the brother of actress Hayden Panettiere’s former boyfriend Brian Hickerson, discovers actress Hayden Panettiere unresponsive and a dispatcher guides him through CPR. Panettiere's death has been ruled an… pic.twitter.com/Fj1P5NI3ni
— CBS News (@CBSNews) October 14, 2026
What Happened To Hayden Panettiere?
The actress was found unresponsive in an apartment in Greenville, South Carolina, in August at age 36. Furthermore, paramedics tried to revive her but were unsuccessful. As previously reported, authorities ruled her death an accidental overdose involving multiple drugs, including fentanyl. The tragedy came just weeks after she had reportedly been in rehab, per KPTV.
Per the outlet, Hayden planned to spend her 37th birthday in South Carolina. Then, she was planning to visit Ukraine to see her daughter.
