Hayden Panettiere: Tributes to the actress while the coroner finds no “signs of trauma”

Tributes have been paid to actress Hayden Panettiere, star of US television shows Heroes and Nashville, following her death at the age of 36.

Oscar winner Viola Davis described Panettiere as an “incredible talent,” while One Tree Hill star Bethany Joy-Lenz noted that, as a young star, he had acted “like no kid I’ve ever seen on camera.”

Panettiere died Sunday in Greenville, South Carolina, and police said there were “no signs of foul play or suspicious circumstances.”

The star had struggled with substance abuse for years, but the cause of her death has not been revealed. The Greenville County Coroner’s Office said crews treated a woman in “cardiac arrest” and her autopsy showed “no signs of trauma.”

Audio from police dispatchers and crews responding to the address said they were responding to a “cardiac arrest” and detailed their efforts to resuscitate the woman after a possible “overdose.”

The Greenville Police Department said, external Officers were dispatched to a report of an unresponsive woman at 1:51 p.m. local time (6:51 p.m. BST) on Sunday.

“Upon arrival, medical assistance was provided; however, the individual, later identified as Hayden Panettiere, was pronounced deceased at the scene.”

They added: “The preliminary investigation has not indicated any signs of foul play or suspicious circumstances. An acquaintance of Ms. Panettiere placed the 911 call.”

In a separate statement, the coroner said “advanced cardiac life support measures” were initiated, “however resuscitation efforts were unsuccessful and the individual was pronounced deceased at 2:32 p.m.”