Shane Warne's four friends frantically tried to revive him after he suffered a fatal heart attack on holiday in Thailand, according to police.
The Australian cricket champ passed away suddenly from a cardiac arrest aged 52 despite his friends battling to save his life for 20 minutes
Shane, who has been branded the 'greatest leg spinner in history', was holidaying in Koh Samui when he was found unconscious in his villa today (Friday).
Police in Thailand have now revealed that he was found in his room in an unresponsive state at around 5pm local time by one of the group.
According to their report, the four friends he was staying with performed CPR on him for around 20 minutes in a bid to revive him before the ambulance came.
Shane was then taken to the Thai International Hospital, but was pronounced dead.
Police Senior Sergeant Major Suporn Hemruangsree said: “Police received a report about somebody who died at the Thai International Hospital so we went and asked the hotel, and found out that the deceased was with four other friends and died in the room.
“In the villa, the people were sleeping in separate rooms. They were sleeping from afternoon to evening, until about 5pm.
At 5pm somebody came to call out this person for dinner but the deceased did not respond so they called three other friends to perform CPR for 20 minutes. They waited for the ambulance to come.
“The doctor announced the death of the person at 6:53pm. Police went and checked the room and there was no sign of intrusion or possessions being searched through. The body was sent for an autopsy at Koh Samui Hospital.”
Shane's death has sent shockwaves around the world - particularly after he had himself tweeted about his own shock at the death of Australia's great wicket keeper Rodney Marsh, who also died following a heart attack just twelve hours before.
Shane was seen arriving in Thailand yesterday by fans who chatted with him at the airport.
He was said to be staying in the luxurious Samujana Villas resort in Koh Samui, where he passed away this afternoon.
Charismatic Shane became world famous for his technique and was considered by many to be the greatest bowler to have played the game.
In 15 illustrious years he took 708 Test wickets - the most ever by an Australian and only behind Muttiah Muralitharan in the all-time standings.
He also took the most wickets in Ashes history, with 195.
Shane's management said of his death in a statement: “Shane was found unresponsive in his villa and despite the best efforts of medical staff, he could not be revived."
"The family requests privacy at this time and will provide further details in due course."
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