Hulk Hogan’s death is still under investigation by local police
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Hulk Hogan’s death is still under investigation by local police

August 21, 2025
07:40 PM
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Clearwater Police said the “unique nature of this case has required us to interview multiple witnesses and seek medical records from a variety of providers, and our detectives continue to do that.”

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Law·Hulk HoganHulk Hogan’s death is still under investigation by local policeBy Curt AndersonBy The Associated PressBy Curt AndersonBy The Associated Press Hulk hogan.AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, FilePolice in Florida are still investigating the death last month of fessional wrestling icon Hulk Hogan from what the medical examiner was a heart attack

The water Police Department said in a statement Thursday that the “unique nature of this case has required us to interview multiple witnesses and seek medical records from a variety of viders, and our detectives continue to do that.” Hogan, whose real name was Terry Bollea, died July 24 at age 71 at a hospital after paramedics and police rushed to his beachfront in water ing a 911 call

That call, and police body camera of the scene, has not yet been released as the investigation continues. “All of this takes time,” the police statement said. “Until the investigation is , no records related to the case, including body camera footage, can be released.” Police have previously said there was no evidence of foul play in Hogan’s death, so it’s not exactly what the police be is looking into other than medical records

Hogan previously had leukemia and atrial fibrillation, an irregular heart rhythm, according to the medical examiner’s report that the cause of death was natural

Investigators have been working with Hogan’s family, including his son Nick and daughter Brooke, the statement said. “We plan to meet with the family and brief them on the case to this point, and we will the results of the investigation with the family prior to closing the case and releasing it to the public and media,” the police statement added

No timetable for public release of the findings was given

Hogan was perhaps the biggest star in WWE’s long history, known for both his larger-than-life personality and his wrestling exploits

He was the main draw for the first WrestleMania in 1985 and was a fixture for years, facing everyone from Andre The Giant and Randy Savage to The Rock and even WWE co-founder Vince McMahon

Hogan won at least six WWE championships and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2005 and reinstated there in 2018

He had been removed from the Hall of Fame in 2015 after he was recorded making racial slurs against Blacks, for which he apologized

Hogan was to be cremated but it wasn’t Thursday if that had happened yet

A well-att but private funeral service was held Aug. 5 at a church in Indian Rocks Beach, Florida

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