A 52-year-old man died on the Thai island of Koh Samui on Friday from a “suspected heart attack,” his management company MPC Entertainment said.
Following the autopsy results, deputy national police spokesman Kissana Fatanacharoen said the death was of natural causes and that the family agreed with the findings, Reuters reported.
“The investigators will sum up the results of the autopsy for the prosecutors within the legal deadlines,” Kissana added.
Thai police, citing the deceased cricketer’s family, also told reporters over the weekend that Warne had chest pains and suffered from asthma and heart problems before he died, Reuters said.
Warne’s body will now be handed over to Australian consular officials, ready to be returned to his family, who on Monday spoke for the first time of their “never-ending nightmare” in the days since the cricket icon’s death.
“Finding words to adequately express our sadness is an impossible task for us, and looking to the future without Shane is unthinkable,” his parents Keith and Bridget Warne said, according to CNN affiliate Nine News Australia.
“Hopefully the mountain of happy memories we all have will help us deal with our ongoing grief.”
“The best dad you could ever dream of”
Warne was survived by three children – daughters Brooke and Summer and son Jackson – each of whom paid tribute to their father, published in several editions.
“We were so similar in so many ways and I always joked that I have your genes and how much it annoys me!” Brooke, 24, said.
“Well, now I am very happy and proud that I have your genes. I am lucky and I will always be so proud to call you my father forever. I love you to infinity and will always miss you.”
Summer and Jackson contemplated “the best dad you could ask for.”
“Sitting at the poker table, walking the golf course, watching the Saints and eating pizza will never be the same again,” Jackson added.
“But I know that all you ever wanted for me was to be happy no matter what. You just wanted me to be happy, that’s all.
“So that’s what I’m going to do, try and be happy. I will miss you dearly, dad, and you truly were the best father and friend one could ask for.”
Melbourne stand to be renamed after Warne
According to Sky Sports, Victorian Tourism and Sports Minister Martin Pakula has announced that the stand at the Melbourne Cricket Ground will soon be named the ‘SK Warne Stand’.
“I can think of no finer tribute to the greatest cricketer this state has produced than to rename the stand,” Pakula said.
“Whatever happens to this stand in the future, whether it is rebuilt, refurbished or refurbished, it will always be an SK Warne stand because its legend will live on forever.”
When discussing the stand’s renaming, former Australian captain Ricky Ponting paid tribute to his longtime friend and teammate.
“He will be remembered as one of the greatest players of all time, but for a generation every young kid wanted to be Shane Warne and wanted to spin his legs in bowling,” Ponting tearfully told Australian Seven News.
“Because he knew and touched so many people, you can understand that an outpouring of emotion began among us. [former teammates].
“Like most, I tried to stay away from them [messages] a little, because I have a little difficulty getting through to some guys. It’s a pretty tough time.”