The Galu tribe's been victorious during almost every challenge under the guidance of their elected-chief, Russell Swan. So every member of the tribe was stunned when the attorney collapsed while participating in the reward challenge. "I never felt sick. I felt tired," Russell tells In Touch about the incident. "I thought I was just winded and thirsty," adds Russell, who flipped out on the medics when they made the decision to pull him from the game. But while watching the episode and seeing himself pass out, he has a newfound understanding of what happened. "The brain is an amazing thing. I guess it fills in the gaps because my memory of what happened and the reality of it are two completely opposite things," he admits.

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