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Hulk Hogan may have been the victim of medical malpractice at the time of his death, a new bombshell report claims.
The WWE legend died at the age of 71 on July 24. It was initially ruled that he had suffered cardiac arrest at his home in Clearwater, Florida before passing away at a local hospital.
However, almost a month on from his passing, doubt has been cast over his cause of death with it now being shockingly suggested that medical malpractice may have cost him his life.
An occupational therapist is said to have been present at the wrestling icon's Florida home when he stopped breathing, who raised concerns over Hogan's condition.
Hulk Hogan may have been the victim of medical malpractice at the time of his death
Law enforcement sources reportedly told TMZ that the therapist claimed to officers responding to 911 call at Hogan's home that the late wrestler was the victim of medical malpractice.
The therapist, who was not named, allegedly told officers that during a recent surgery the surgeon 'severed' Hogan's phrenic nerve.
The phrenic nerve is crucial for a person's breathing, controlling the diaphragm - the muscle that supports inhalation and exhalation. Phrenic nerve damage can lead to diaphragm paralysis, causing difficulty breathing.
Hogan's wife Sky Daily, whom he married in 2023, reported raised the alarm when he stopped breathing, prompting the 911 call to emergency services.
Police at the scene are said to have discussed the revelation from the therapist with their conversations caught on body camera footage, TMZ reports.
A month before his death, a source revealed to DailyMail.com that Hogan - who was embroiled in a shocking family feud with his ex-wife Linda and estranged daughter Brooke earlier this year - was trying to work his way back to '100 percent' after neck and back operations. It is unclear which surgery the therapist was referring to.
'Hulk has a body ravaged by wrestling, his body is the body of a 140-year-old man with all the bumps and bruises through the years, and his recent neck and back surgeries have been harder to come back from,' a source close to Hogan said.
His wife Sky had denied rumors he was on his deathbed in a coma - and claimed his heart was 'strong' after he underwent a routine neck surgery.
More to follow.
