The Clearwater Police Department issued a statement regarding the events surrounding Hulk Hogan’s death on Thursday morning.
Hulk Hogan passed away at age 71 on Thursday after experiencing a medical episode at his Clearwater home. The Clearwater Police Department put out the following statement on social media about their response to the situation at Hogan’s home:
“Clearwater Fire Department and Clearwater Police Department personnel responded to a medical call at 9:51 a.m. today in the 1000 block of Eldorado Avenue on Clearwater Beach. The nature of the call was for a cardiac arrest. A 71-year-old resident, Terry Bollea, also known as Hulk Hogan, was treated by Clearwater Fire & Rescue crews before being taken by Sunstar to Morton Plant Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased.”
Clearwater Police Department comments on Hulk Hogan’s death
This was followed by a live press conference. There, Major Nate Burnside of the Clearwater Police Department made a formal statement. Burnside offered the following details:
“Just before 10 am today, Clearwater Fire and Rescue, along with the Clearwater Police responded to a house in the 1000 block of El Dorado Avenue for a medical-related call. It was discovered at that time, Terry Bollea, also known as Hulk Hogan, was experiencing a serious, medical related issue. Personnel provided medical treatment at that time and transported Mr. Bollea to Morton Plant Hospital, where he died at 11:17 am.
“The Clearwater Police is conducting a death investigation, which is standard in these types of cases. There are no signs of foul play or suspicious activity related to this call for service at this time. Our personnel is providing the family with the necessary resources. I’m strongly encouraging everyone to keep the family in their thoughts and respect their privacy during this difficult time. We will not be answering any questions, but we will provide additional information when it becomes available. Any public records request should be filed through our Public Records section with the Clearwater Police Department. No records will be released today. Our thoughts are with the family and again, we ask everyone to respect their privacy during this difficult time.”
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