The body of Shane Warne began its final journey home this morning March 6 as medics removed him from the island of Koh Samui where he died last Friday.

Close friend and manager Andrew Neophitou said on Saturday: 'We really just what to get Shane home, that's all we want to do.'

The cricket star died from a suspected heart attack on March 4 while staying with three friends in a villa on the popular holiday destination.

Paramedics took him to the Thai International Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 6:53pm local time. His body was then moved to the mortuary at the Ko Samui Hospital, as seen in the video.

Officials are moving the body to the mainland in Surat Thani province where an autopsy is expected to be performed to find the cause of death.