Buzz Yates

"Buzz" Yates, referred to as a settler in-game, was a man who lived in Appalachia before 2102.

Background
Sometime before 2102, Yates checked in to the Responders outpost in Flatwoods seeking medical aid, barely alive and described as suffering heavy weakness and confusion, as well as extreme bowel discomfort. After being admitted, he informed the volunteers that he had drank several containers of dirty water, due to liking the 'earthy' taste. The volunteers were unable to help him, and he died after taking a further minor injury. The volunteers noted that drinking dirty water caused him to suffer high radiation damage as well as disease, which weakened him to the point that a small injury could kill him as it did.

After Yates died, his corpse was left in his infirmary bed in the Flatwoods church until 2103, when it was moved to the cemetery behind the church, next to the body of Dassa Ben-Ami.

Appearances
"Buzz" Yates appears only in Fallout 76.