Almost a 12 months after the demise of wrestling icon Hulk Hogan, authorities in Florida have formally confirmed the legendary performer’s reason behind demise.
The WWE Corridor of Famer, whose actual title was Terry Gene Bollea, died on July 24, 2025, on the age of 71 after struggling a medical emergency at his Clearwater, Florida residence.
On Friday June 5, 2026 Clearwater Police introduced they’d closed their investigation into Hulk’s demise after an in depth evaluate of proof, witness statements and medical data. Investigators concluded that the wrestling star died of pure causes and that there was no proof of foul play or felony wrongdoing.
© Getty PhotosBased on a 72-page investigative report, authorities decided Hulk’s demise was “an attended pure demise” following a complete examination of the circumstances surrounding his passing.
“Following an exhaustive evaluate of the statements, medical data, surveillance footage from throughout the residence, and a visible inspection of Mr. Bollea’s physique, there was no proof to point the demise of Terry Bollea was something aside from pure,” investigators wrote.
The report added: “By the course of the investigation, there was no proof to point any felony wrongdoing associated to his demise.”
© Getty PhotosHulk initially suffered cardiac arrest at his Clearwater residence earlier than being transported to a close-by hospital, the place he was later pronounced useless.
The investigation examined quite a lot of claims raised within the aftermath of his passing, together with considerations initially expressed by Hogan’s occupational therapist, Justin McCamey.
© Getty PhotosBased on reviews, Justin advised responding officers that he believed Hulk might have been the sufferer of medical malpractice after allegedly listening to {that a} surgeon had broken the wrestler’s phrenic nerve throughout a earlier process.
The phrenic nerve performs a vital function in respiratory by controlling the diaphragm, and injury to the nerve can result in critical respiratory issues.
Nonetheless, throughout a follow-up interview with investigators, Justin reportedly clarified that he was not a medical specialist and was merely speculating primarily based on info he had heard. He additionally revealed that he had solely labored with Hulk for 2 weeks and had visited him on simply two events earlier than his demise.
© WireImageThe considerations however prompted investigators to completely evaluate medical data and witness accounts as a part of the broader inquiry.
In October, Hulk’s household additionally filed a petition searching for an extension to the statute of limitations for a possible medical malpractice investigation, additional fuelling public curiosity within the circumstances surrounding the wrestling legend’s demise.
In the end, police discovered no proof supporting claims of felony negligence or wrongdoing. Clearwater Police publicly thanked Hulk’s household and authorized crew for his or her cooperation all through the investigation.
© Getty“Their willingness to permit our investigators entry to very private info, at a time once they have been grieving and struggling, was extraordinarily useful,” officers mentioned in a press release.
Some of the recognisable figures in sports activities leisure historical past, Hulk helped remodel skilled wrestling into a world phenomenon throughout the Eighties and Nineteen Nineties.
Recognized for his trademark handlebar moustache, bandanas and larger-than-life persona, he turned one of the vital well-known wrestlers of all time and remained a popular culture icon lengthy after stepping away from the ring.
