Hayden Panettiere Planned Birthday Week With Daughter Kaya Before Tragic Death

Hayden Panettiere had planned to spend her 37th birthday week with her daughter Kaya, 11, in Germany, a trip meant to coincide with her birthday. Kaya lives in Ukraine with her father, Wladimir Klitschko, since 2018 after Panettiere relinquished custody amid postpartum depression and addiction. Panettiere died Sunday in Greenville, South Carolina, at 36; authorities have found no signs of foul play, and an autopsy reportedly showed no trauma, with the death still under investigation. A close friend emphasized Kaya was her absolute light, and the family has asked for privacy as they process the loss.