Two-time Survivor contestant and fan-favorite Keith Nale has died. He was 62.
Nale’s son, Wes, broke the information to Entertainment Tonight on Tuesday.
“He passed away this afternoon. He’d been battling cancer for the past few months. We found out about it in January,” Wes informed the outlet.
It shouldn’t be instantly clear what sort of most cancers Nale had.
Nale’s brother, Kevin Nale, informed ET that Nale’s loss of life was “a life taken way too soon.”
“It happened so quickly. Cancer ate him up. He passed this afternoon at his home in Shreveport, Louisiana,” stated Kevin.
Nale, who was a firefighter, competed on Survivor: San Juan del Sur in 2014 and Survivor: Cambodia in 2015. His son Wes additionally competed alongside him in San Juan del Sur.
In San Juan, Nale succeeded in making it to the ultimate 4 contestants, however was finally bested by Natalie Anderson, who gained the season. An underdog, Nale gained a number of Immunity Challenges and possessed a Hidden Immunity Idol.
‘Survivor’ host Jeff Probst awards Keith Nale with the Immunity Necklace in the course of the seventh episode of Survivor 29, ‘Survivor: San Juan del Sur.’.
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While competing in Cambodia, Keith took a extra collaborative method, however finally misplaced the successful title to Jeremy Collins. Nale was eradicated from the sport simply two days earlier than the ultimate Tribal Council.
Kelley Wentworth, who competed with Nale in Cambodia, tweeted a tribute on Tuesday.
“Keith – a man with the purest heart, who brought humour into moments where it was needed most. I’m grateful I had the opportunity to meet Keith & share memories together on the beaches of Nicaragua & Cambodia,” she wrote. “My heart is with the entire Nale family. This is a devastating loss.”
Wentworth shared a clip from Survivor wherein Nale drives a tuk-tuk, a motorized rickshaw common in Cambodia.
Several different Survivor alumni additionally shared condolences.
“He was always a delight, had great humour, told hilarious stories and found so much joy in life,” wrote Stephen Fishbach, who competed on Survivor: Tocantins and Survivor: Cambodia. “We were never once aligned, but he couldn’t have been nicer. He taught me to pluck a chicken.”
Collins, the Survivor: Cambodia winner, wrote, “You will be missed Keith, but your legacy will live on. Rest in power my firefighter/survivor brother.”
Jon Dalton, generally often called Jonny Fairplay, wrote that Nale “made me laugh so many times.” Dalton competed on Survivor: Pearl Islands and Survivor: Micronesia.
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