TMZ<\/a>, officials say there was no sign of foul play.<\/p>\nPanettiere appears to have gone into cardiac arrest on Sunday afternoon. <\/p>\n
A friend reportedly called 911, and EMTs performed \u201cadvanced cardiac life support\u201d and chest compressions, but the actress was pronounced dead at 2:32 p.m.<\/p>\n
The identity of the person who placed the call, and insiders have indicated that Hayden may have been living with her on-again, off-again boyfriend, Brian Hickerson, before her death.<\/p>\n
One insider revealed that Hayden had been complaining about chronic back pain in the months leading up to her death.<\/p>\n
It is not clear, however, if either that ailment or any course of treatment for it factored into her death.<\/p>\n
\nSadly, Hayden\u2019s short life was a rather tumultuous one, as evidenced by revelations in her recent memoir.<\/p>\n
In addition to her battles with substance abuse and mental illness, Panettiere revealed she was coerced into sexual activity <\/a>with an older male celebrity when she was just 18 years old.<\/p>\nFollowing the birth of her daughter, Hayden suffered severe postpartum depression and eventually surrendered custody to her ex, Wladimir Klitschko, who lives in Ukraine.<\/p>\n
Her relationship with Hickerson was notoriously toxic, and he admitted to \u201cabusing her\u201d in a statement issued in May, per Page Six<\/a>.<\/p>\nThe outlet also reports that Hickerson flew from Los Angeles to South Carolina with Panettiere on Saturday.<\/p>\n
We will have further updates on this developing story as new information becomes available.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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