'Survivor' contestant Caleb Bankston dead at 26
A former 'Survivor: Blood vs. Water' contestant died in a tragic Alabama railway accident Tuesday.
Caleb Bankston, who competed on the reality show in 2013, died after a train he was working on derailed, sources confirmed to People magazine.
Bankston, 26, worked at the Alabama Warrior Railway in Birmingham.
He competed on the reality series alongside his fiancé, Colton Cumbe, and ended the game in ninth place.
'Caleb was an amazing man and friend,' fellow 'Survivor' alum Aras Baskaukas told People.
'One of the sweetest and most sincere humans I've ever come across. I am gutted by his loss. My thoughts and prayers are with his family.'
Bankston is the third 'Survivor' franchise participant to pass away since the show's inception, People reports.
In 2010 'Survivor: Palau' contestant Jenn Lyon succumbed to her battle with breast cancer, and BB Anderson - from the first 'Survivor' show - died of brain cancer in 2013.
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