A 102 year-old man who spent three days trapped on the roof of his Devon home has died, police said.
Ron Easton climbed onto the roof of an extension on his home with a bucket of tools to fix an aerial, but got stuck after falling or collapsing, according to Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue.
Mr Easton's friend called 999 after spotting three unopened milk bottles outside his home in Bigbury-on-Sea on Wednesday.
South Western Ambulance Service said paramedics had found the centenarian lying face down on a garden rake, with his tools next to him.
The ambulance crew, with the help of the fire service managed to bring Mr Easton down from the roof, before he was taken to hospital in an air ambulance.
His family said he died on Friday at Plymouth hospital.
A local tribute has been made, which reads "Ton-Up Ron RIP", a nickname referencing to the former racing driver's love of cars.
Trish Bagley, who discovered Mr Easton, told the BBC he was a "strong man" who was "always out in the garden".
"I had no idea he was there, I just knew something was wrong," she said.
"He always takes his milk in every day so alarm bells rang - Monday and Tuesday's milk was there so he was probably there from Sunday."
A flag in the village of Bigbury-on-Sea has been lowered to half-mast in tribute to Mr Easton.
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