Keith Nale, a beloved fan-favorite who appeared on two seasons of ‘Survivor’, has died on the age of 62 following a battle with most cancers.
Nale’s son, Wes, informed ET On-line, “He handed away this afternoon. He’d been battling most cancers for the previous few months, and we discovered about it in January.”
“A life taken manner too quickly!” Nale’s brother, Kevin, informed the outlet. “It occurred so rapidly. Most cancers ate him up. He Handed this afternoon at his residence in Shreveport, Louisiana.”
Previous to showing on ‘Survivor,’ Nale labored as a fireplace captain and paramedic in Shreveport, Louisiana.
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Keith Nale in the course of the particular 90-minute season premiere of Survivor, Wednesday, Sept. 23. (Monty Brinton/CBS by way of Getty Photos)
He first competed on ‘Survivor: San Juan del Sur’, the present’s twenty ninth season.
Nale managed to make all of it the way in which to the ultimate 4 throughout that season in 2014.
The fan-favorite returned in to compete on ‘Survivor: Cambodia – Second Likelihood’, the present’s thirty first season, which aired in 2015.
On his second time round, Nale was eradicated simply two days earlier than the Ultimate Tribal Council.
Keith Nale in the course of the thirteenth episode of Survivor, Wednesday, Dec. 9. (CBS by way of Getty Photos)
Nale’s former co-star Kelley Wentworth additionally confirmed the information on Twitter, sharing her condolences with the household.
“Keith – a person with the purest coronary heart, who introduced humor into moments the place it was wanted most,” Wentworth wrote on Tuesday, “I’m grateful I had the chance to fulfill Keith & share recollections collectively on the seashores of Nicaragua & Cambodia. My coronary heart is with your entire Nale household. This can be a devastating loss.”
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One other co-star on the sequence, Jeremy Collins, tweeted, “My condolences to the Huge D, Wes, Austin and whole Nale household. You can be missed Keith, however your legacy will stay on. Relaxation in energy my firefighter/survivor brother.”
Keith Nale and Kelley Wentworth in the course of the two-hour season finale of Survivor, Wednesday, Dec. 16. (CBS by way of Getty Photos)
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‘Survivor’ followers took to social media to reminisce about their favourite on-screen Nale moments and share their condolences with Nale’s household.
“I used to say I may watch Keith Nale play EVERY season of Survivor. He was entertaining and appeared to have an unbelievable coronary heart,” one consumer wrote in a Twitter submit. “#RIPKeithNale. Survivor Legend.”
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“I’ll at all times advocate for a way unbelievable of a participant he was,” one other fan wrote. “My condolences to his household and the better Survivor group. RIP King.”
