Overview
- The Sept. 24 Season 49 premiere closed with a card reading, “In loving memory of Vince Costello, forever in our hearts.”
- Costello, a Fiji native credited since Season 33, led scouting and securing of camps, challenge sites and Tribal Council locations in the Mamanuca Islands.
- People reports he was 61 and died after filming for Season 50 wrapped earlier this summer.
- A GoFundMe organized in July by executive producer Jesse Jensen said he had late-stage hepatocellular carcinoma and raised more than AUD 86,000 before closing.
- The fundraiser noted the family relocated to Australia for treatment, and two of his children, Aline and Patrick, work on the Survivor crew.