See the 3 articles posted below.

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:rip: Skye McCole Bartusiak. Much too young. :(

Very sad.

I know her from "24", The Cider House Rules, The Patriot, Don't Say a Word and Boogeyman.

A real shame... and born after The Simpsons's 1990 premiere, too. ohno: :rip:

WOW!! That is sad. Way to young to pass!

RIP Skye!!

Wow, she was so young. Super sad news.

:rip:

R.I.P., Skye. You had so much more life ahead of you. :(

Another article:

The Patriot Actress Skye McCole Bartusiak Found Dead at 21
By Alison Schwartz
07/20/2014 at 11:00 AM EDT

Skye McCole Bartusiak, who melted hearts on the big screen playing Mel Gibson's daughter in 2000's The Patriot, has died. She was 21.

The cause of death was not immediately known, according to Variety, but she reportedly died in her sleep Saturday while at her Texas home.

A family spokesperson described her as "a brave and caring young woman" who is "deeply missed by her family and friends," reports Deadline.

As a child star, the Texas native also appeared in The Cider House Rules (1999), Don't Say a Word (2001) and Boogeyman (2005). According to her IMDB page, she most recently starred in a short 7-minute comedy called Frame of Reference (2013).

Bartusiak also made her way to the small screen on shows such as 24, Lost, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and House M.D..

http://www.people.com/article/skye-mcCole-bartusiak-dies-21

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According to Skye's mother, she had been having epileptic seizures recently. BBM:

‘Patriot’ actress Skye McCole Bartusiak dead at 21
Posted 12:51 pm, July 20, 2014, by CNN Wire

HOUSTON, Texas — Actress Skye McCole Bartusiak, who played Mel Gibson’s youngest daughter in “The Patriot,” died Saturday at her home in Houston, her mother said Sunday. She was 21.

“We lost our girl,” Helen McCole Bartusiak told CNN.

While investigators have not determined a cause of death, Bartusiak has been suffering from epileptic seizures in recent days, according to her mother.

“She was a kind and really beautiful girl,” her mother said.

Bartusiak’s most visible role was as the young daughter of Mel Gibson’s Revolutionary War “Patriot” character in the 2000 movie.

Her movie acting career began when she was just 6 in 1999 with a role in “The Cider House Rules.”

She played the daughter of Michael Douglas’ character in “Don’t Say a Word” in 2001.

Bartusiak had been preparing to produce and direct her first feature film in recent months, her mother said.

http://myfox8.com/2014/07/20/patriot-actress-skye-mccole-bartusiak-dead-at-21/

Another article on Skye's passing . . . BBM:

'Patriot' actress Skye McCole Bartusiak dead at 21
By Alan Duke, CNN
July 20, 2014 -- Updated 1722 GMT (0122 HKT)

(CNN) -- Actress Skye McCole Bartusiak, who played Mel Gibson's youngest daughter in "The Patriot," died Saturday at her home in Houston, her mother said Sunday. She was 21.

"We lost our girl," Helen McCole Bartusiak told CNN.

While investigators have not determined a cause of death, Bartusiak had been suffering from epileptic seizures in recent days, according to her mother.

"She was a kind and really beautiful girl," her mother said.

Bartusiak's most visible role was as the young daughter of Mel Gibson's Revolutionary War "Patriot" character in the 2000 movie.

Her movie acting career began when she was just 6 in 1999 with a role in "The Cider House Rules."

She played the daughter of Michael Douglas' character in "Don't Say a Word" in 2001.

Her last film role was the lead in "Sick Boy," a low-budget thriller released in 2012.

Bartusiak had been preparing to produce and direct her first feature film in recent months, her mother said.

Her boyfriend found Bartusiak sitting up in her bed in the garage apartment adjacent to her parents' Houston home, her mother said. "We think she had a seizure and choked and nobody was there."

Her mother said she started cardiopulmonary resuscitation on her daughter before paramedics arrived. "They were working on her for 45 minutes and could not get a heartbeat," she said.

"I've done CPR on that kid more than one time and it just didn't work this time," Bartusiak said.

She's suffered epileptic seizures since she was a baby, although they disappeared for a few years until returning last week, her mother said.

Bartusiak's mother spent Sunday morning looking through photos of her actress daughter for the funeral. The images include pictures with Presidents George W. and George H.W. Bush, Mel Gibson, Dennis Hopper and Michael Douglas, she said.

"The girl has lived such an amazing life," she said.

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/07/20/showbiz/obit-skyemccolebartusiak/index.html

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Such sad news. She was far too young. :(

Here is a photo of her from 24.

Actress Who Played Mel Gibson's Daughter in The Patriot Died of an Accidental Overdose
10/14/14
by Hilary Lewis


Skye McCole Bartusiak, who played Mel Gibson's daughter in The Patriot and died in July at 21, died of an accidental overdose, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.

The cause of death for Bartusiak, who was found dead in her Texas home, was unknown until last week, when according to records online, the primary cause was reported as the combined toxic effects of hydrocodone and and difluoroethane with carisoprodol.



Her death was characterized as an accident, according to the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences.

TMZ, which first reported on Bartusiak's cause of death, claims that diflouroethane can be huffed to get high. Carisoprodol is a muscle relaxant.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/actress-who-played-mel-gibsons-740762

Diflouroethane is found in canned air duster. I've been buying this stuff for years with the intent of only using it to clear dust from the computer and video games and other uses as needed plus my girlfriend uses it to clean her hearing aids. I've never purchased it for huffing purposes but today when I bought a can at Big Lots I had to give them my DOB before I could buy it. I was told they started doing that because kids were huffing it to get high and I said it's not just kids that are doing it.

She went way too soon

Why are these people dying so young? This is so sad. :-(