Wrestler Hulk Hogan rescues teenage girl from car crash in Florida using ballpoint pen
The retired wrestler used the pen to puncture the car's airbag and free the girl after witnessing the crash in Tampa.
Wednesday 17 January 2024 12:26, UK
Wrestler Hulk Hogan rescued a teenage girl who was trapped in an overturned vehicle after a Florida car crash.聽
The 70-year-old posted on X, formerly Twitter, that he used a ballpoint pen to puncture the car's airbag and free the girl after witnessing the crash in Tampa.
"Thank you God, all is well even now," he posted.
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Hogan's wife, yoga instructor Sky Daily, praised her husband's quick action on Facebook.
She posted: "By all appearances, she was unscathed, just really rattled, which is an absolute miracle!"
Tampa Police Department said on Tuesday that those involved in the crash suffered minor injuries.
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Hogan, whose real name is Terry Bollea, is a member of the WWE Hall of Fame and lives in the Tampa Bay area.
WWE cut ties with Hogan in 2015 after he was heard repeatedly using a racist term in a leaked tape.
But the wrestling body welcomed him back to the Hall of Fame three years later.
He has also had a modest acting career.