Survivor’ Contestant Keith Nale Dead at 62 

Two-time Survivor contestant Keith Nale, has died at 62.

Keith’s son, Wes, stated on Tuesday that, “He handed away this afternoon. He’d been battling most cancers for the previous few months and we discovered about it in January,” in response to ET On-line.

His brother, Kevin, added, “A life taken approach too quickly,” to the outlet.

Keith was a contestant in two seasons of Survivor, Survivor: San Juan del Sur and Survivor: Cambodia, which aired in 2015. Wes was a contestant on Survivor: San Juan del Sur alongside along with his dad in 2014.

Former Survivor: San Juan del Sur co-star Kelley Wentworth tweeted a tribute to Keith: “Keith – a person with the purest coronary heart, who introduced humor into moments the place it was wanted most. I am grateful I had the chance to fulfill Keith & share recollections collectively on the seashores of Nicaragua & Cambodia.”

“My coronary heart is with your complete Nale household. This can be a devastating loss,” she added.

One other co-star on the sequence, Jeremy Collins, tweeted, “My condolences to the Huge D, Wes, Austin and full Nale household. You can be missed Keith however your legacy will stay on. Relaxation in energy my firefighter/survivor brother.”

Keith, though by no means changing into a core member of a long-term alliance, did make all of it the best way to the ultimate 4 earlier than being voted out sooner or later earlier than the Remaining Tribal Council in his preliminary look. He established a job as a fan favourite earlier than returning for Survivor: Cambodia.

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There, he progressed till Wentworth gained immunity and he was despatched residence for a second time.

Keith, a firefighter, opened as much as UpRoxx about competing on the present in his 50s.

“They had been impressed, being I used to be 53,” he stated of his firefighter buddies. “Now granted that is not 93, however that is not 23 both.”