Global Courant 2023-04-19 12:02:06
Keith Nale, a beloved fan favorite who appeared on two seasons of “Survivor,” has passed away at the age of 62 after battling cancer.
Nale’s son, Wes, told ET Online, “He passed away this afternoon. He’s been battling cancer for the past few months and we found out in January.”
“A Life Taken Way Too Soon!” Nale’s brother, Kevin, told the outlet. “It happened so fast. Cancer ate him up. He passed away this afternoon at his home in Shreveport, Louisiana.”
Before appearing in “Survivor,” Nale worked as a fire captain and paramedic in Shreveport, Louisiana.
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Keith Nale at Survivor’s special 90-minute season premiere, Wednesday, September 23. (Monty Brinton/CBS via Getty Images)
He first took part in ‘Survivor: San Juan del Sur’, the show’s 29th season.
Nale managed to make it all the way to the last four during that season in 2014.
The fan favorite returned to compete in ‘Survivor: Cambodia – Second Chance’, the show’s 31st season, which aired in 2015.
On his second time, Nale was eliminated just two days before the Final Tribal Council.
Keith Nale on the thirteenth episode of Survivor, Wednesday, December 9. (CBS via Getty Images)
Nale’s former co-star Kelley Wentworth also confirmed the news on Twitter and shared her condolences with the family.
“Keith – a man of the purest heart, who brought humor to moments where it was most needed,” Wentworth wrote on Tuesday. “I am grateful to have had the opportunity to meet Keith and share memories together on the beaches of Nicaragua and Cambodia. “My heart is with the entire Nale family. This is a devastating loss.”
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Another co-star on the series, Jeremy Collins, tweeted, “My condolences to Big D, Wes, Austin and the entire Nale family. You will miss Keith but your legacy will live on. Rest in power my firefighter / surviving brother.”
Keith Nale and Kelley Wentworth on Survivor’s two-hour season finale, Wednesday, December 16. (CBS via Getty Images)
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Fans of ‘Survivor’ took to social media to reminisce about their favorite Nale moments on screen and to share their condolences with Nale’s family.
“I used to say I could watch Keith Nale play EVERY season of Survivor. He was entertaining and seemed to have an incredible heart,” one user wrote in a Twitter post. “#RIPKeithNale. Surviving legend.”
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“I will always advocate for how fantastic a player he was,” another fan wrote. “My condolences to his family and the greater Survivor community. RIP King.”
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten is a writer on Fox News Digital’s breaking news team. You can reach her on Twitter at @s_rumpfwhiteten.
