Shane Warne's body leaves Thailand for Australia ahead of state funeral
The body of Shane Warne left Thailand early Thursday, flying back to Australia where the cricket superstar will receive a state funeral.
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Shane Warne's Body En Route Back To Australia
The body of Shane Warne left Thailand early Thursday, flying back to Australia where the cricket superstar will receive a state funeral. Wrapped in the Australian flag, the coffin of the 52-year-old -- who died on Thailand's Koh Samui island Friday -- left Don Mueang International airport at 8.24 am local time (0124 GMT) on a private plane, a Thai airport official confirmed. Autopsy results confirmed that the leg-spin bowler, one of the greatest Test cricketers of all time, died of natural causes after a suspected heart attack.
Shane Warne's Body Arrives At Airport For Flight Back To Australia
The body of cricketer Shane Warne arrived at a Bangkok airport Thursday to be flown back to Australia where the cricket superstar is to receive a state funeral. A coffin wrapped in the Australian flag and containing the 52-year-old, who died on Thailand's Koh Samui island Friday, arrived at Don Mueang airport. Autopsy results confirmed that the leg-spin bowler -- one of the greatest Test cricketers of all time -- died of natural causes after a suspected heart attack.
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