Keith’s son Wes said on Tuesday, “He passed away this afternoon. He had been battling cancer for the last few months and we found out about it in January,” ET Online reported. His brother, Kevin, added to the outlet, “A life taken way too soon.”
Keith was a contestant on two seasons of Survivor, Survivor: San Juan del Sur and Survivor: Cambodia aired in 2015. Wes was a contestant on Survivor: San Juan Del Sur in 2014 with his father. San Juan del Sur co-star Kelly Wentworth tweeted a tribute to Keith, tweeting “Keith – a pure-hearted man who brought humor to moments when it was most needed.
I’m grateful to have had the chance to meet Keith and share memories on the beaches of Nicaragua. & Cambodia.” “All my heart goes out to Nale’s family. It’s a devastating loss,” she added. Another co-star on the series, Jeremy Collins, tweeted, “My condolences to Big D, Wes, Austin, and the entire Nail family.
You will be missed Keith, but your legacy will live on. Rest in strength my firefighter/survivor brother.” Keith, in a long-term alliance Despite not being a core member, he made it to the final four before being voted out a day before the final Tribal Council in his debut appearance.
He established himself as a fan favorite before returning for Survivor: Cambodia. There, he flourished until Wentworth became immune, and he was sent home a second time. Keith, a firefighter himself, opened up to UpRoxx about competing in the show at age 50.
“They were impressed because I was 53,” he said of his fellow firefighters. “Now granted it’s not 93, but it’s also not 23.”
