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CLEARWATER BEACH, Fla. - Hulk Hogan , one of professional wrestling’s most recognizable and influential figures, died Thursday morning following a cardiac arrest at his Clearwater Beach home. He was 71.

What we know:

Clearwater police received a call just before 10 a.m. about a medical emergency involving Hogan, whose real name was Terry Bollea. Emergency responders treated him at the scene and transported him to Morton Plant Hospital, where he was pronounced dead just after 11:15 a.m.

Officials said there were no signs of foul play.

The news of Hogan’s death quickly spread, prompting an outpouring of grief from fans across the world and those in his local community. Friends and fans gathered outside Hogan’s Beach Shop in Orlando and his Clearwater Beach bar, Hogan’s H

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