Tributes to actress Hayden Panettiere as coroner finds 'no signs of trauma'

Tributes have been paid to actress Hayden Panettiere, star of US TV shows Heroes and Nashville, following her death at the age of 36. Oscar winner Viola Davis described Panettiere as an "amazing talent", while One Tree Hill star Bethany Joy-Lenz noted how as a young star she had acted "like no child I'd ever seen on camera". Panettiere died on Sunday in Greenville, South Carolina, and police said there were not "any signs of foul play or suspicious circumstances". Greenville County Coroner's Office said emergency services treated "a female in cardiac arrest" and an autopsy showed "no signs of trauma", but that the cause of death had not been confirmed. An acquaintance of Ms.

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