Bulgarian Survivor contestant dies in Camarines Sur

MANILA, Philippines - Police say a contestant of the Bulgarian reality show Survivor has died of a heart attack while filming on an island beach.

Police say the 53-year-old Noncho Vodenicharov died Saturday despite efforts by a Filipino and a Bulgarian doctor to save him. Chief Inspector Hilario Lelis Are said yesterday that Vodenicharov had just finished an activity for the contest at the Gota Beach Resort in Caramoan in eastern Camarines Sur province.

Bulgarian news reports say he was a town mayor and a former stunt man and singer.

Survivor originated in the US but other countries have created their own versions of the popular show. Contestants compete in a variety of tough physical challenges until there is a sole winner. – AP