Who Is Zach Hickerson? Hayden Panettiere Friend of Brian Hickerson Brother

Countless questions have yet to be answered regarding what happened to Hayden Panettiere, who died Aug. 16, but details about her final moments are starting to emerge.

The Nashville actress had flown from Los Angeles to South Carolina the day before, accompanied by on-and-off boyfriend Brian Hickerson—and they were on again, according to his brother Zach Hickerson.

Zach was with Brian and Panettiere at the Greenville, S.C., apartment when she was pronounced dead, according to a police incident report obtained by E! News, which noted that Zach advised the responding officer that Panettiere was Brian’s girlfriend.

When the officer arrived, the report detailed, Emergency Medical Services personnel and firefighters were performing CPR on an unresponsive Panettiere.

The emergency team “attempted to perform life-saving methods for an extensive amount of time,” the report continued, during which Zach was “very emotional.” Brian “did not become emotional” until EMS declared Panettiere officially deceased, the report also noted. 

Panettiere was pronounced dead at 2:32 p.m., according to the Greenville County Coroner’s Office, which said Aug. 17 that, while cause and manner of death are pending while they await test results, an autopsy found no signs of trauma that would have contributed to the 36-year-old’s death.