Reports: DEA joins investigation into Hayden Panettiere’s death | CNN

The federal Drug Enforcement Administration has joined the investigation into the death of actress Hayden Panettiere, the New York Times and ABC News reported, citing sources familiar with the matter. Panettiere, 36, was found unresponsive Sunday at an apartment in Greenville, South Carolina. Medics found her in cardiac arrest after responding to a 911 call from her boyfriend Brian Hickerson and his brother, according to authorities. Her boyfriend’s brother, Zach Hickerson, said they had tried waking her up from a nap in the living room when they noticed she was unconscious, he told TMZ in a statement. “I immediately called 911 and Brian gave her Narcan. We then jointly performed CPR while 911 was on speaker until Fire and EMS arrived,” he said. “At that point we watched as they tried every measure possible to save her life.” The onetime child star had spoken openly about navigating addiction and postpartum depression in her adult life, documenting those struggles as well as the painful loss of her brother in a memoir released this year. While authorities have not addressed whether Panettiere overdosed Sunday, a possible overdose and CPR in progress are referenced in disp