Clearwater, Florida Police Issue Statement On The Death Of Hulk Hogan

Maj. Nate Burnside of the Clearwater Police Department holds a press briefing on the death of Hulk Hogan.

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00:00My name is Nate Burnside. I'm a major with the Clearwater Police Department. The correct

00:11spelling of my first name is N-A-T-E. Last name is B-U-R-N-S-I-D-E. I'm up here with interim deputy

00:18chief, Giant Clonfilter, from the Clearwater Fire and Rescue. Just before 10 a.m. today,

00:23Clearwater Fire and Rescue, along with the Clearwater Police Department, responded to a

00:27house in the 1000 block of El Dorado Avenue for a medical-related call. It was discovered at that

00:33time Terry Bollea, also known as Hulk Hogan, was experiencing a serious medical-related issue.

00:39Personal provided medical treatment at that time and transported Mr. Bollea to Morton Plant Hospital

00:44where he died at 1117 a.m. The Clearwater Police Department is conducting a death investigation

00:50which is standard in these types of cases. There are no signs of foul play or suspicious activity

00:56related to this call for service at this time. Our personnel is providing the family with the

01:02necessary resources. I'm strongly encouraging everyone to keep the family in their thoughts

01:08and respect their privacy during this difficult time. We will not be answering any questions but

01:13we will provide additional information when it becomes available. Any public records requests should

01:19be filed through our public records section with the Clearwater Police Department.

01:22No records will be released today. Our thoughts are with the family and again we ask everyone to

01:29respect their privacy during this difficult time. Thank you.