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Kim Johnson, Runner-Up on ‘Survivor’ Season 3, Dies at 79


Kim Johnson, runner-up on "Survivor" Season 3, "Survivor: Africa," and the oldest female finalist in series history, has died. She was 79.

Jeff Probst, who has hosted the competition reality series since its debut in 2000, shared a tribute to Johnson Monday on his Instagram on behalf of the entire CBS and “Survivor” team. Johnson, a retired school teacher hailing from Cleveland, Ohio, was a league coordinator for an indoor tennis club and the owner of a sportswear boutique before joining “Survivor: Africa” at age 56. According to her CBS “Survivor” bio, “Johnson enjoys exercising (running, tennis and free weights), camping, hiking, fishing, sailing, golfing, horseback riding, thoroughbred horse racing and playing games of any kind.

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