12 Child stars who shockingly died young (With Pictures)

7. Skye McCole Bartusiak

The actress who is probably best known for her roles in movies such as ‘The Patriot’ ‘Don’t Say a Word’ and ‘Kill Your Darlings’ along with the TV Show ‘24’ passed away from an accidental drug overdose in 2014. Mc Cole Bartsusiak’s boyfriend is said to have discovered the actress sitting up in bed; although numerous attempt was made to resuscitate the young actress, it was too late. Although the official cause of death is labelled an overdose, the actresses mother holds that the epileptic seizures her daughter had begun suffering prior to her death, played a role in her passing.