An autopsy at the Surat Thani Hospital has found that Australian sporting icon Shane Warne died of natural causes, Thai police have confirmed.
\nWarne\u2019s family and Australia\u2019s ambassador to Thailand Allan McKinnon have been informed of the result and accepted the finding, deputy national police spokesman Kissana Phathanacharoen said in a statement.
\n\u201cToday investigators received the autopsy result, in which the medical opinion is that the cause of death is natural,\u201d Phathanacharoen said, according to Channel News Asia.
\n\u201cInvestigators will summarise the autopsy result for prosecutors within the timeframe of the law.\u201d
\nWarne\u2019s body will be transferred to Australian consular officials for return to his family, Phathanacharoen said.
\nMeanwhile, Thai authorities are investigating a potential security breach involving Warne\u2019s body, which was captured on film.
\nA German woman was able to enter an ambulance carrying Warne\u2019s body and spend over half a minute alone in the vehicle, the ABC reported.
\nIt is understood Thai authorities were told the woman knew Warne personally, prompting them to provide her access to pay respects.
\nFootage shows the woman carrying a small bunch of flowers and approaching the ambulance which was transporting Warne\u2019s body from Koh Samui where he died, via ferry to the mainland.
\nShe was accompanied by a Thai woman who spoke to authorities near the ramp entrance to the ferry, reported by ABC to be immigration officials.
\nAccording to the report, the woman says in English, \u201cyeah, yeah she knows him\u201d, followed in Thai by, \u201cthank you very much, she\u2018s a friend\u201d.
\nThey are both then escorted through parked cars to the ambulance where the German woman approaches the driver side window, holding up the flowers to show the driver.
\nThe driver then gets out and walks around the sliding side door of the ambulance, opening the door for the woman, who enters, and closing it behind her.
\nOn Monday evening, members of Warne\u2019s family issued heartfelt tributes honouring the cricket icon after his shock death.
\nShane\u2019s parents, Keith and Brigitte, his brother Jason, his children, Jackson, Summer and Brooke and his ex-wife, Simone, each released statements on Monday evening.
\nKeith and Brigitte described the past three days as a \u201cnever-ending nightmare\u201d for the Warne family, while Jason called it a \u201ctruly heartbreaking\u201d ordeal.
\nJackson vowed to \u201ctry and be happy\u201d after his father\u2019s sudden passing, while Summer described Shane as \u201cthe best dad someone could ever ask for\u201d.
\nSimone offered the briefest statement, sharing a powerful quote: \u201cWho bring a light so great to the world that even after they have gone the light remains.\u201d<\/p>\n

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