Hayden Panettiere’s Father Skip Panettiere Speaks Out After Her Death

Hayden Panettiere’s loved ones are remembering her legacy after her heartbreaking death.   

After the Heroes alum died Aug. 16 at the age of 36, her father Skip Panettiere spoke out about their loss. 

“It is with profound sadness that we share the tragic passing of our beloved Hayden,” he told People in an Aug. 16 statement. “She was an incredible light and a force of nature who brought immeasurable love and joy to all who knew her—and to the millions who watched her onscreen.”

The Bring It On alum was pronounced dead in Greenville, South Carolina, just before 2 p.m. local time on Aug. 16, after police and Emergency Medical Services responded to a 911 call placed by an “acquaintance of Ms. Panettiere,” where she was described as “unresponsive.” 

“Upon arrival, medical assistance was administered,” a spokesperson for the Greenville Police Department said in a statement obtained by People Aug. 17, “however, the individual, later identified as Hayden Panettiere, was pronounced deceased at the scene.”