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'Survivor' Contestant Caleb Bankston Killed In Train Accident
Yahoo News | By Zach Seemayer | 12:14 am June 25 2014
Caleb's 'Survivor' diary confession on Youtube: "Colton is my sweetheart"
Survivor: Blood vs. Water contestant Caleb Bankston died Tuesday in a freak railroad accident. Caleb died Tuesday in a freak railroad accident.
Bankston, who worked at the Alabama Warrior Railway in Birmingham, was on a train when it derailed, according to People. Beyond that, not much is known about the accident.
Bankston, 26, was on Survivor in 2013 along with his fiance Colton Cumbie. The couple ended the game in ninth place.
"Caleb was an amazing man and friend," contestant Aras Baskauskas 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."
News of Bankston's death has spread across the web, and has shaken the Survivor community, with a number of former contestants tweeting condolences.
Bankston is the third Survivor contestant to die since the show first premiered. Survivor: Palau contestant Jenn Lyon passed away in 2010 of breast cancer, and in 2013, BB Andersen died of brain cancer at age 77.
Edit: TMZ reports
"Survivor" star Caleb Bankston was crushed to death by 2 rail cars when the train on which he was riding derailed ... TMZ has learned.
Bankston -- a contestant on "Survivor: Blood vs. Water" last year -- was checking on something in the small space between two of the cars when the train went off the tracks. Cops say the rear car slammed into the forward car ... with Bankston caught helplessly in between.
Since this is an industrial accident, Birmingham PD says the Federal Railroad Administration and the railway company’s safety officer will conduct separate investigations.
So far, it is unknown what caused the derailment. We're told there was one other worker on the train at the time of the crash ... he was not injured.
Yahoo News | By Zach Seemayer | 12:14 am June 25 2014
Caleb's 'Survivor' diary confession on Youtube: "Colton is my sweetheart"
Survivor: Blood vs. Water contestant Caleb Bankston died Tuesday in a freak railroad accident. Caleb died Tuesday in a freak railroad accident.
Bankston, who worked at the Alabama Warrior Railway in Birmingham, was on a train when it derailed, according to People. Beyond that, not much is known about the accident.
Bankston, 26, was on Survivor in 2013 along with his fiance Colton Cumbie. The couple ended the game in ninth place.
"Caleb was an amazing man and friend," contestant Aras Baskauskas 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."
News of Bankston's death has spread across the web, and has shaken the Survivor community, with a number of former contestants tweeting condolences.
Bankston is the third Survivor contestant to die since the show first premiered. Survivor: Palau contestant Jenn Lyon passed away in 2010 of breast cancer, and in 2013, BB Andersen died of brain cancer at age 77.
Edit: TMZ reports
"Survivor" star Caleb Bankston was crushed to death by 2 rail cars when the train on which he was riding derailed ... TMZ has learned.
Bankston -- a contestant on "Survivor: Blood vs. Water" last year -- was checking on something in the small space between two of the cars when the train went off the tracks. Cops say the rear car slammed into the forward car ... with Bankston caught helplessly in between.
Since this is an industrial accident, Birmingham PD says the Federal Railroad Administration and the railway company’s safety officer will conduct separate investigations.
So far, it is unknown what caused the derailment. We're told there was one other worker on the train at the time of the crash ... he was not injured.
Caleb's fiance is actually one of the most vicious, hated "Survivor" contestants ever, but even I feel for the guy. What a horrific experience.
