A contestant on the CBS show Survivor was sent packing, but not because he was voted off by his peers. Instead, a doctor actually decided to pull him for medical reasons.
As seen in the video clip below, Dr. Rupert examined the contestant Neil and determined that he needed to be pulled from the show after just 19 days into the challenge because of the infections he had developed.
Dr. Rupert carefully examined Neil’s wounds on his back and knee before making the final decision. Although Neil was devastated to be leaving, host Jeff Probst told him that after he gets proper treatment for his infection, he could return to the show as a jury member.
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