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Skye McCole Bartusiak, who played Mel Gibson’s daughter in The Patriot, died in July at the age of 21. An accidental overdose has now been confirmed as Bartusiak’s cause of death.

Skye McCole Bartusiak Cause Of Death

"The exact cause of death is an accident due to the combined effects of hydrocodone and difluoroethane with carisoprodol," a source at the Harris County Institute of Forsensic Sciences told People magazine.

Hydrocodone is a component in pain killers, while carisoprodol is a muscle relaxant. Difluorethane in an inhalant, which can be found in common household products and huffed for the purposes of getting high.

When it was first learned that Bartusiak had died in her sleep at the Texas home she shared with her parents, it was believed that her death was somehow connected to her ongoing battle with epileptic seizures.

"We lost our girl,. She was a kind and really beautiful girl,...

Skye McCole Bartusiak, the 21-year-old actress who tragically died on Saturday, had been suffering from seizures in recent days, her mother said. While investigators have still yet to determine a cause of death, the actress’ mother, Helen McCole Bartusiak, told CNN that Bartusiak's boyfriend found the young woman sitting up in the bed of her garage apartment, which is adjacent to her parents’ Houston home. See photos: Hollywood's Notable Deaths of 2014 (Photos) “We think she had a seizure and choked and nobody was there,” Helen McCole Bartusiak said. They called for paramedics, but it was too late. “They were working on her for 45 minutes.

In the days before she died Saturday at 21, Skye McCole Bartusiak had epileptic seizures, according to her mother. Bartusiak, who made a lasting impression on the big screen portraying the daughter of Mel Gibson in The Patriot (2000), first dealt with seizures as a baby, Helen McCole Bartusiak told CNN. The seizures stopped for a few years before returning last week, she said. Her boyfriend found Bartusiak sitting in her bed inside the garage apartment next to her parents' Houston home, leading her mother to believe she had a seizure and choked. "Nobody was there," she told CNN. Before paramedics arrived,...

In the days before she died Saturday at 21, Skye McCole Bartusiak had epileptic seizures, according to her mother. Bartusiak, who made a lasting impression on the big screen portraying the daughter of Mel Gibson in The Patriot (2000), first dealt with seizures as a baby, Helen McCole Bartusiak told CNN. The seizures stopped for a few years before returning last week, she said. Her boyfriend found Bartusiak sitting in her bed inside the garage apartment next to her parents' Houston home, leading her mother to believe she had a seizure and choked. "Nobody was there," she told CNN. Before paramedics arrived,...

Skye McCole Bartusiak, who played Mel Gibson's young daughter in 2000's The Patriot, died at the age of 21 on Saturday, July 19. She was found at her home in Houston, Texas, but a cause of death has not been determined, CNN reports.  Bartusiak's mother Helen McCole Bartusiak told CNN that her daughter had been suffering from epileptic seizures recently, and her boyfriend found her sitting up in her bed.  "We think she had a seizure and choked and nobody was there," her mother said. "They were working [...]...

Skye McCole Bartusiak, best known for her role in The Patriot, died on Saturday in Houston. She was 21.

Sky McCole Bartusiak Dies

An official cause of death for Bartusiak has yet to be revealed. However, her mother, Helen McCole Bartusiak, has said she’d been suffering from epileptic seizures. "We lost our girl," her mother told CNN. "She was a kind and really beautiful girl."

“We think she had a seizure and choked and nobody was there,” her mother added. “[Paramedics] were working on her for 45 minutes and could not get a heartbeat. I’ve done CPR on that kid more than one time and it just didn’t work this time.”

In 2000’s The Patriot, Bartusiak played the youngest daughter of Mel Gibson’s character, Revolutionary War militia hero Benjamin Martin. She also appeared on the big screen in Don’t Say a Word, Riding in Cars with Boys, and Boogeyman.

Actress Skye McCole Bartusiak has died at the young age of 21. The thesp, who was best known for her role as Mel Gibson's youngest daughter in the 2000 film The Patriot, passed away Saturday at her home in Houston, according to CNN. "We lost our girl," her mother, Helen McCole Bartusiak, told the network. "She was a kind and really beautiful girl." Skye started her career in entertainment at the age of six with a role in The Cider House Rules in 1999, and went on to play Michael Douglas' daughter in Don't Say a Word in 2001. After starring in independent thriller Sick Boy in 2012, she had been preparing to produce and direct her first feature...

Skye McCole Bartusiak, the actress who played Mel Gibson's youngest daughter in the 2000 Revolutionary War drama "The Patriot," has died at the age of 21. "We lost our girl," Helen McCole Bartusiak told CNN. "She was a kind and really beautiful girl." Though cause of death is unknown at this point, Bartusiak states that her daughter had been suffering from epileptic seizures over the last several days and may have "had a seizure and choked and nobody was there." The actress had been experiencing seizures since the time she was a baby, though they ceased for several years before returning last week, according to her mother. "I've done CPR on that kid more than one time and it just didn't work this time," Bartusiak said, stating that paramedics also attempted resuscitation but could not get a heartbeat. Bartusiak made her screen debut in 1999 with a small role in the ABC...

Canadian distribution and production company Raven Banner Entertainment has just announced that they have picked up Sick Boy for worldwide distribution. After a screening at the Toronto International Film Festival, the deal was signed between James Fler and first time director Tim T. Cunningham. Sick Boy is a feature starring scream queen Debbie Rochon (Slime City Massacre) and Marc Donato (The Final), in which a boy is hidden away in a locked room. The tension mounts when a young babysitter (Skye McCole Bartusiak) investigates. What lies behind that locked door?

Raven Banner Entertainment is a modern film company based in Toronto, Ontario. Recently, they have helped Justin McConnell's The Collapsed find a theatrical release earlier this year. Currently they are developing the Trish Stratus action adventure Bail Enforcers and their business strategy involves acquisition of rights, and distribution in film and television. Have a look at their latest production,...