Brian Hickerson administered Narcan to Hayden Panettiere after she was found unconscious at a Greenville, South Carolina, Airbnb on the day she died, according to a statement from his brother, Zach Hickerson.
The 36-year-old actress was pronounced dead on Sunday, 16 August 2026, after dispatch audio referenced an apparent overdose and cardiac arrest. However, authorities have not determined her official cause of death.