Survivor 49 Medical Emergency Upends Tribal Council — Who Was Voted Out Tonight?
Survivor 49 Week 3 explodes with chaos: a medical emergency yanks one castaway from the game, and a botched Tribal Council plan sends another home. Here’s how it all went down.
Week 3 of Survivor 49 packed in both the show-at-its-wildest and the game-at-its-pettiest: a real-deal snake bite that sent one castaway home on medical orders, followed by a Tribal where a plan blew up in spectacular fashion.
The medical scare: Jake Latimer vs. a sea snake
Out of nowhere, Jake Latimer got tagged on the leg by a black-banded sea krait while he was sitting by the water. Yes, an actual highly venomous sea snake. He flagged it immediately and was rushed to the med team.
The doctors told him it was a 'dry bite' — no venom made it into his system — but they still would not clear him to keep playing.
Between the severity of what happened and the mental stress that comes with it, production pulled him from the game. It is the kind of first-time emergency you do not expect to see on Survivor, and it ended Jake's run on the spot.
That hits extra hard given what we knew about his reasons for being out there. Jake had talked about missing the birth of his child and wanting his dad — who is losing his eyesight — to get to see him on TV. He did not get the on-island arc he wanted, but he was home in time to meet his baby. Small consolation, but a meaningful one.
Kele's losing skid continues, and Jeremiah Ing pays the price
The Kele tribe took yet another loss and landed in Tribal for the third straight time. Jeremiah Ing and Sophi Balerdi lined up a plan to knock out Alex Moore. On paper, fine. In practice, Alex pulled an idol and protected himself, and Sophi flipped to save her own game once that idol came out. The vote went sideways, and Jeremiah got bounced.
Where things stand
- Jake Latimer: removed from the game after a sea krait bite; medics determined it was a 'dry bite' but still did not clear him to return.
- Jeremiah Ing: voted out after Alex Moore played an idol and Sophi Balerdi switched her vote.
- Kele tribe: third trip to Tribal in a row. Brutal stretch.
- Players left: 11 remain.
- Next episode: Wednesday, October 15, 2025.