Hayden Panettiere's boyfriend Brian Hickerson's brother reveals moment they found her unconscious

Brian Hickerson's brother Zach has spoken out following Hayden Panettiere's death. Zach has spoken for the first time about Hayden's death, sharing his account of what happened on the day she died. The Heroes actress was found dead in an apartment in Greenville, South Carolina. Recalling what happened, he said: "On Sunday morning, I woke up at my Airbnb, got dressed and went to Church.

I exchanged messages that morning with Brian on my way. We planned on us all getting lunch and playing indoor golf after the service. "When I left church I called and texted both of them. When I didn’t reach Brian or Hayden, I just assumed maybe they fell back asleep so I drove over and went to the Airbnb.

When I got there I knew the code to the building but not the door code to the AirBnb." He added to TMZ : "I knocked loudly which apparently woke Brian up from a nap they were both taking on the pull out couch bed in the living room. When we went in and tried to wake Hayden up for lunch, we realized she was unconscious. I immediately called 911 and Brian gave her Narcan. We then jointly performed CPR while 911 was on speaker until Fire and EMS arrived.

At that point we watched as they tried every measure possible to save her life." Zach said he was "beyond heartbroken" by Hayden's death, describing her as one of his "dearest and closest friends". "I'm devastated by this tragic and traumatic loss. Hayden was one of my dearest and closest friends that I loved and cared about for the last 8 years," he shared in a tribute to Hayden.

In a statement, Zach said he wanted to speak out as people "deserve the truth". "There are a lot of assumptions, speculations and accusations currently swirling. The truth will come out as the authorities complete and release additional details from the investigation. And that is important because the people who loved and adored Hayden deserve the truth," he shared.

"At this time, I want to clarify my involvement in effort to keep the focus on the fact that we lost one of the most precious individuals on this earth and to allow those that cared about her to mourn without additional noise, chaos, and misinformation being created and propagated by the media as well as the public." Like this s tory? F or more of the latest showbiz news and gossip, follow Mirror Celebs on TikTok , Snapchat , Instagram , Twitter , Facebook , YouTube and Threads .