Skye McCole Bartusiak died of accidental overdose: report

Actress Skye McCole Bartusiak may have been huffing when she died from an accidental overdose on July 19.Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images Actress Skye McCole Bartusiak may have been huffing when she died from an accidental overdo on July 19.

Actress Skye McCole Bartusiak may have been huffing – inhaling a chemically-soaked rag over the face or mouth as a way of getting high – when she died from an accidental overdo, TMZ reported.

Bartusiak, best known for her role as Mel Gibson’s 7-year-ancient daughter in the 2000 film “The Patriot” and “The Cider Household Rules” in 1999, was found dead in her Houston, Texas home on July 19. She was 21.

The Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences released the produce of death, calling it an overdo from the combined toxic cocktail of hydrocodone, or Vicodin, along with the refrigerant difluoroethane and the muscle relaxer carisoprodol, according to TMZ.

�Columbia Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection©Columbia Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection/©Columbia Pictures/Courtesy Eve Skye McCole Bartusiak (r.) starred in the 2000 film “THE PATRIOT” opposite Mel Gibson (l.). Bartusiak, best known for her role as Mel Gibson’s 7-year-ancient daughter, was found dead in her Houston, Texas home on July 19. She was 21.

Bartusiak, a native of the Lone Star State, recently produced and appeared in a number of fleeting movies.

After several high-profile roles on the big screen, she appeared on network television shows like “Household,” “24″ and “Lost.”

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