Bruce Kanegai brought a martial artist's discipline to Panama's Exile Island season — a middle-school art teacher who practiced tai chi on the beach, took genuine pride in building up a livable camp, and carried himself with an old-school dignity that anchored the La Mina men. Steady and principled, he'd worked his way into a strong late-game position.
His game ended not at Tribal but in the medical tent: a painful intestinal blockage forced Survivor's doctors to pull him from the game in seventh, one of the era's more wince-inducing medical evacuations. A disciplined, respected player denied the finish he'd earned.
