Jane Bright, a fan-favorite contestant on Survivor: Nicaragua, has died. She was 71.
Bright’s passing was confirmed by her daughter, Ashley Hammett, who wrote on Facebook on Thursday (May 15), “Today Jane Hammett Bright was found passed away within her home by a good friend and county sheriff.” A cause of death was not provided.
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