Overview

• Medical staff diagnosed a dry bite with no venom but would not clear Latimer to return, citing the physical and emotional toll and the need for additional monitoring.
• Jeff Probst said producers briefly lost radio contact with the transport boat, prompting urgent concern as the medical team received Latimer at basecamp.
• Probst told the cast the incident was extremely rare, noting Fijian crew and experts could not recall a sea krait biting a human, and reassured players that water activities would continue with safety teams present.
• Kele competed one player down at the next challenge and later attended Tribal Council, further tightening early-season numbers without revealing the vote outcome.
• The show reported that Latimer is healthy and later made it home in time for the birth of his son, while explaining that off-island care would also have posed fairness issues for a return to play.