Apparently Dan Kay from Survivor Gabon passed away on 12/31. The cause of death has not been revealed yet. Quite sad as he was only 40 and had two young children. I remember he was the one seemingly normal person on that cast and was a low-key daddy. RIP.
I was just thinking the other day how crazy it is that of the almost 500+ contestants who have competed on the show over a span of 17 years, only 3 have passed away. We're now up to 4 but that's still a pretty incredible ratio.
Jennifer Lyon - Survivor: Palau (Died of breast cancer at 37)
B.B. Andersen - Survivor: Borneo (Died of brain cancer at 77)
Caleb Bankston - Survivor: Blood vs. Water (Died in a railroad accident at 27)
Dan Kay - Survivor: Gabon (40)