KOH SAMUI, THAILAND (AFP) – Thai authorities have been making ready on Sunday (March 6) to conduct an post-mortem on the physique of Australian cricket famous person Shane Warne, who died of a suspected coronary heart assault, earlier than flying him residence the place he’ll obtain a state funeral.
Police mentioned there was no foul play suspected within the 52-year-old’s dying after he was discovered unresponsive in a luxurious villa on Thai vacation island Koh Samui late on Friday.
The “King” of spin’s surprising passing sparked a world outpouring of grief from prime ministers, rock stars and fellow gamers, an acknowledgement that the Melbourne native transcended his sport.
On Sunday, Warne’s three youngsters reacted to his dying, with good friend and supervisor James Erskine saying they have been “in complete shock”.
“Jackson (Warne’s eldest son) just said ‘we expect him to walk in the door. This is like a bad dream’,” Erskine informed Australia’s Channel Nine.
The participant – one of many biggest Test cricketers of all time – was discovered unresponsive in a Samujana resort villa on Friday after failing to satisfy pals.
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Warne was taken to the Thai International Hospital Samui at about 6pm (1100 GMT), however his administration mentioned regardless of medical efforts “he could not be revived”.
Officers on the vacation island mentioned on Saturday “no foul play was suspected” following an preliminary investigation and confirmed Warne’s physique can be transported to Surat Thani for an post-mortem.
Early on Sunday, AFP reporters noticed a physique positioned in an ambulance from the morgue the place Warne’s physique had been saved in a single day.
Relatives had “already coordinated with the Australian Embassy so that right after the autopsy’s finished, they will take his body back to Australia”, mentioned native police chief Yutthana Sirisombat.
Speaking outdoors Koh Samui’s police station Andrew Neophitou, a detailed good friend of Warne, mentioned: “We really just want to get Shane home, that’s all it is.”
