‘Come on, Shane’: Inside the desperate, panicked final moments with Warnie

One of the paramedics who tried to save Shane Warne has described how the cricketer’s panicked friends desperately tried to wake him after he suffered a suspected heart attack in Thailand.

Paramedic Anuch Han-iam told British tabloid The Sun there were four or five other men in Warne’s room at the Koh Samui villa when he and a colleague arrived on Friday afternoon local time.

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Warne’s friends were trying to revive the 52-year-old before Mr Anuch took over CPR.

“They were desperate. I think one was crying. They were really stressed and panicked,” the paramedic told the newspaper.

“They kept trying to wake him and I heard someone saying, ‘come on, Shane. Come on, Shane’.

“I could see they were all shocked and I just tried to concentrate and do my best.”

Mr Anuch said the room was clean and there were no signs of partying such as beer or cigarettes.

“I did my best for him and gave all my energy,” he said.

“I’m so sorry that I couldn’t help him.”

A state funeral will be held in Victoria after Warne’s family accepted an offer from the state government.

Warne’s body was being moved for an autopsy in the main state hospital in Surat Thani province on Sunday.

Australia’s Ambassador to Thailand, Allan McKinnon, told reporters Warne’s body will be returned as soon as possible.

“I’m here on behalf of Shane Warne’s family and his travelling companions to thank Superintendent Yuttana and his team here at the Bophut Police Station and the hospital in Koh Samui for facilitating this process and getting Shane Warne back to Australia as quickly as possible,” he said.

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