VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-10-15
“When we went in and tried to wake Hayden up, we realized she was unconscious,”
Zach Hickerson · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-15
Zach said in a statement to TMZ shortly after Panettiere's death that he and Brian tried to wake her before calling 911.
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