TV host dies

Mythbusters TV host Grant Imahara dies suddenly at 49

He also made special effects models for films including the Star Wars prequels.

The Discovery Channel, which aired Mythbusters and BattleBots, on which Imahara was a judge, described him as "a really wonderful man".

Mythbusters co-host Adam Savage wrote that he was "such a generous, easygoing, and gentle person".

Fellow Mythbusters and White Rabbit Project presenter Kari Bryon responded to the news by writing: "Somedays I wish I had a time machine."