Clearwater Police Concludes Investigation into Hulk Hogan’s Death
The Clearwater Police Department has wrapped up its inquiry into the passing of Terry Bollea, better known as pro wrestler Hulk Hogan.
On Friday, the department released a detailed 72-page report concerning Hogan’s death in July 2025 at the age of 71.
First responders were alerted to a cardiac arrest at 9:51 a.m. When they arrived, they found the WWE star lying on his back on the floor. At the time, he was at home with his health aide, Dana Swinton, his wife, Sky Daily, and his occupational therapist, Justin McCamey. Reports indicate he had been speaking and eating yogurt right before the incident occurred.
Finding him unresponsive, McCamey and Swinton attempted to assess the situation. McCamey, noticing a lack of pulse, prompted Daily to call 911, stating, “My husband, it doesn’t seem like he’s breathing.”
McCamey relayed to authorities that this was only his second visit with Hogan, mentioning that Hogan had been in “very poor health” following extensive surgeries over the years—around 20 to 30 procedures on various joints.
Daily disclosed that her husband had undergone spinal fusion surgery on his neck approximately six weeks prior, as well as cardiac surgery for a valve issue three weeks before he passed away.
Hogan had also been dealing with chronic lymphocytic leukemia and was undergoing chemotherapy.
The autopsy, initiated by Hogan’s son, concluded that he died “exclusively from compelling natural disease, with no reasonable traumatic or terminal toxicologic contributions.”
“The investigation into the death of Terry Bollea is now closed and classified as an attended natural death,” the Clearwater Police Department stated, affirming that foul play or negligence were ruled out.
The wrestling icon made headlines at the Republican National Convention in July 2024, where he expressed support for President Donald Trump. In a high-energy speech before Trump accepted the nomination, Hogan referred to him as his “hero” and a “gladiator.”
After Hogan’s death, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis honored him by ordering flags in the state and at the national level to fly at half-staff on August 1, 2025, about a week after his passing.
There are suggestions that a possible error during one of Hogan’s surgeries may have contributed to his death, as a surgeon allegedly severed his phrenic nerve, crucial for breathing since it controls the diaphragm.
