Simsbury Man to Appear on "Survivor"

A 55-year-old Simsbury man is getting another shot at becoming the “sole survivor” as he will once again compete on the reality television show “Survivor,” reports the Hartford Courant.

Airline pilot and television show host Terry Deitz competed in Panama in 2005, and has been close to being chosen for comeback shows a couple of times.

Now he will get his chance - in Cambodia.

In the season 30 finale on Wednesday, it was announced that Deitz would be competing in this season, and he immediately left for Cambodia. Filming will take place over the course of 39 days.

Us Magazine reports that the cast will consist of 10 men and 10 women who will all be returning from previous seasons.

The cast includes:

Kelly Wiglesworth - Season 1, Survivor: Borneo
Jeff Varner - Season 2, Survivor: The Australian Outback
Kimmi Kappenberg - Season 2, Survivor: The Australian Outback
Andrew Savage - Season 7, Survivor: Pearl Islands
Terry Deitz - Season 12, Survivor: Panama
Peih-Gee Law - Season 15, Survivor: China
Stephen Fishbach - Season 18, Survivor: Tocantins
Monica Padilla - Season 19, Survivor: Samoa
Abi-Maria Gomes - Season 25, Survivor: Philippines
Ciera Eastin - Season 27, Survivor: Blood vs. Water
Vytas Baskauskas - Season 27, Survivor: Blood vs. Water
Kass McQuillen - Season 28 , Survivor: Cagayan
Spencer Bledsoe - Season 28, Survivor: Cagayan
Tasha Fox - Season 28, Survivor: Cagayan
Woo Hwang - Season 28, Survivor: Cagayan
Jeremy Collins - Season 29, Survivor: San Juan del Sur
Keith Nale - Season 29, Survivor: San Juan del Sur
Kelley Wentworth - Season 29, Survivor: San Juan del Sur
Joe Anglim - Season 30, Survivor: Worlds Apart
Shirin Oskooi - Season 30 Survivor: Worlds Apart