It was reported that Australian cricket legend Shane Warne died of a
suspected heart attack aged 52 on Friday. A day after his death, Thai police said
that four of his friends made frantic attempts to save his life but their
efforts were unsuccessful.

Also Read: Shane Warne dies at 52, tributes pour in

Warne,
who was on a holiday, was staying in a villa in the resort of Koh Samui in
Thailand with his friends where he was found unconscious and did not respond
when one of his friends tried to wake him up for food at around 5 PM local
time. They then performed CPR for 20 minutes before the arrival of the
ambulance that took the former Aussie cricketer to the Thai International
Hospital, where he was eventually pronounced dead.

Also Read: Shane Warne: The man who breathed life into dying art of leg-spin

“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” Police Senior Sergeant Major Suporn Hemruangsree
confirmed the news.

“In
the villa, the people were sleeping in separate rooms. They were sleeping from
afternoon to evening, until about 5 PM. At 5 PM 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.

Also Read: When Shane Warne was banned for a year

“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.”

Warne
died just 12 hours after Australia’s great wicketkeeper-batter Rodney Marsh
passed away, also due to a heart attack.

Also Read: MCG’s Great Southern Stand to be named after Australia legend Shane Warne

In
his last tweet, Warne had paid tribute to the former Australia cricketer, who
died at the age of 74. He had written, “Sad to hear the news that Rod
Marsh has passed. He was a legend of our great game and an inspiration to so
many young boys and girls. Rod cared deeply about cricket & gave so
much-especially to Australia & England players. Sending lots and lots of
love to Ros and the family. RIP mate.”