NEW YORK—Eric Gates, former television personality for Discovery’s “Mythbusters” died in an untimely accident while surveying a business site affiliated with one of his owned businesses last week.
Gates was the owner of Gateco Electric in Thousand Oaks, California and was checking on a client’s home the day of his fatal mishap. His death resulted from his falling through a skylight while walking on a customer’s roof. The Ventura County Star reported that his death was caused by severe trauma to his chest. He was 47.
“He survived cancer, he jumps with parachutes, he base jumps. He’s an active guy who was used to taking precautions. This was a freak accident that shouldn’t have happened,” said Steve DeGennaro, Xirrus Inc.’s co-founder and CFO, in an interview with The Ventura County Star.
It was reported that Gates fell close to 30 feet. The coworker with him on the roof was facing away from Gates and did not see what caused him to go through the skylight.
“Mythbusters” is currently broadcast to every corner of the world through syndication but it was originally made for the Discovery channel. It is a scientific show and takes popular myths or misconceptions and finds their ultimate truths using scientific experiments thus solving the popular myths. The show stars Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman with the majority of filming based in San Francisco.
Gates was the owner of Gateco Electric in Thousand Oaks, California and was checking on a client’s home the day of his fatal mishap. His death resulted from his falling through a skylight while walking on a customer’s roof. The Ventura County Star reported that his death was caused by severe trauma to his chest. He was 47.
“He survived cancer, he jumps with parachutes, he base jumps. He’s an active guy who was used to taking precautions. This was a freak accident that shouldn’t have happened,” said Steve DeGennaro, Xirrus Inc.’s co-founder and CFO, in an interview with The Ventura County Star.
It was reported that Gates fell close to 30 feet. The coworker with him on the roof was facing away from Gates and did not see what caused him to go through the skylight.
“Mythbusters” is currently broadcast to every corner of the world through syndication but it was originally made for the Discovery channel. It is a scientific show and takes popular myths or misconceptions and finds their ultimate truths using scientific experiments thus solving the popular myths. The show stars Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman with the majority of filming based in San Francisco.
