No one is the same after Survivor, and that certainly can be said of Michael Yerger. As a contestant on Survivor: Ghost Island, Michael outwitted his fellow contestants, outplayed the competition ...

While his time on "Survivor: Ghost Island" ended Wednesday night, Knoxville's Michael Yerger went out the way he wanted to. He said he did everything he could and accepted the outcome with grace.

Knoxville native and "Survivor: Ghost Island" contestant Michael Yerger tried everything he could to save someone in his alliance from going home Wednesday. More:'Survivor: Ghost Island's ...

Michael P. Yerger, 40, of Hegins, PA, formerly of Orefield and Steel City, died April 15, 2006 in his home. He was a painter by trade. Born in Allentown, he was a son of Alan G. and Dolores J.