Erik Gates is dead at 47 following a freak accident. For those that don’t know, Gates was regularly seen on the Discovery Channel’s “Myth Busters”, and is the survivor of cancer and several mishaps. Erik Gates’s freakish death is enough to shock and stun many.
Erik and one of his friends were walking on the roof of the Xirrus Inc building when he fell 30 feet. He sustained chest injuries which later claimed his life. Why was he walking on the roof of the building? Reports indicate that he owns Gateco Electric and was on a job sight. He fell through a skylight and suffered blunt force trauma.
Gates’s appearances on “Myth Busters” were largely due to his expertise in rocketry. This experience allowed him to not only appear on the Discovery Channel series approximately four times, but also start a Web site devoted to rocketry. The site, Gates Brother Rocketry, was co-owned by Erik and his brother Dirk. Dirk also owns the building where Erik fell to his death.
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