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Clearwater Police Close Probe and Rule Hulk Hogan’s Death an Attended Natural Death

Police affirmed an autopsy finding that his death resulted from natural disease, leaving civil malpractice options and key records in private hands.

Overview

  • The Clearwater Police Department announced on June 5 that its 11-month inquiry is closed and that investigators found no evidence of criminal wrongdoing in the death of Terry “Hulk Hogan” Bollea.
  • Police said records show Hogan suffered a medical emergency at his Clearwater home on July 24, 2025, was given CPR, was transported to a nearby hospital, and later died; the case is classified as an attended natural death.
  • A private autopsy cited acute myocardial infarction and described death as coming “exclusively from compelling natural disease,” with health records noting atrial fibrillation and chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
  • An occupational therapist present when Hogan stopped breathing initially suggested possible malpractice related to alleged phrenic nerve damage but later told investigators he was not a specialist and had limited contact with Hogan.
  • Hogan’s family has pursued a 90-day statute-of-limitations extension to explore civil medical-malpractice options, and police said some surveillance, medical and autopsy materials will remain private or are exempt from public release.