Newly released audio details the moment Hayden Panettiere was found unresponsive in a Greenville, South Carolina, apartment complex.
In a recording of the 911 call, obtained by CBS News, a dispatcher can be heard asking Zach Hickerson, the brother of Panettiere's on-and-off boyfriend Brian Hickerson
, if the actress was breathing, to which he replied, "I don't think so." Brian Hickerson then shouted, "No."The dispatcher told them to do CPR and began giving instructions, which the brothers continued to follow until first responders arrived on the scene.
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
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The "Nashville" alum died Aug. 16 at the age of 36 from the "toxic effects of fentanyl" and other drugs, according to the Greenville County Coroner's Office. An investigative report later revealed fentanyl-laced pills and an unidentified white powder were found with the former child star when she died.
This story is developing.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Hayden Panettiere 911 audio revealed
