Sonja Christopher, who was the primary particular person in Survivor Season 1 to be voted off the present, has died at 87, in accordance with a present contestant. No trigger was revealed.
Liz Wilcox, who stars within the present season 46 of Survivor, posted the information on X. She met Christopher over Christmas and shared a photograph of the 2 speaking on FaceTime on her account.
“Right now, the legend herself Sonja Christopher of Season One handed away. I had the pleasure of assembly her on Christmas. She had a lot spunk + love for Survivor and what the present delivered to her life. I hope you’re singing + taking part in your coronary heart out someplace lovely, Sonja.”
Wilcox stated individuals shouldn’t ship flowers, however suggested donations to Mt. Diablo Unitarian Universalist Church in Walnut Creek, California, the Most cancers Assist Neighborhood in SF, or the Sjogren’s Basis.
Sonja competed on Survivor: Borneo in 2000, and was voted out after a number of missteps led to her crew shedding that first week.