Erik Gates picture Mythbuster

Erik Gates, 47, who was known on the hit t.v. show called Mythbusters died. He was not one of the two main hosts of the television show. They are Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage.

Erik Gates was walking on the roof of the Xirrus Inc Building in Newburry Park with his friend when the accident happened. Both of them were working on it, suddenly Erik fall off the building and dropped 30 feet to his death. He died of blunt force injuries to the chest.

The fall occurred around 3:30 p.m. Sunday. Afterward, Gates was alive and talking at the scene, Ventura County Sheriff’s Capt. Ross Bonfiglio said. Gates was taken to Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center, where he died from his injuries.

Erik Gates is the guy in the middle in the picture. We will always miss Erik along with his cameo shots in Mythbuster, a true loss indeed.