A private jet carrying the body of Shayne Warne is on its way to Australia, set to return the cricket legend back to Melbourne
A Dassault Falcon 7X private plane is traveling to Australia to return the body of Shane Warne who died on Saturday in Thailand.
The cricket legend died of natural causes according to an autopsy report, with a heart attack the presumed cause of death.
After some delays, the body of the 52-year-old is being flown back to Melbourne.
The privately funded charter flight is expected to land at Melbourne’s Essendon Airport around 8.30pm, where his family will be waiting.
Police in Thailand escorted an ambulance carrying his coffin from the hospital to the airport in Bangkok, where it was then transferred to the private jet for travel to Australia.
Media in Thailand captured images of the casket which was seen covered in an Australian flag.
A state funeral will be held for Shane Warne in Melbourne on March 30 with thousands expected to attend the service which will be held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG)
