Military service member dies after fall from Alamodome rafters before UTSA vs. Navy

An airman died after sustaining injuries during a pre-game exercise A military service member has died following injuries sustained after falling from the rafters prior to Saturday's college football game between UTSA and Navy inside the Alamodome in San Antonio, Nellis Air Force Base Public Affairs confirmed Sunday. A spokesperson for Nellis Air Force Base said a service member assigned to the 6th Combat Training Squadron, Detachment 2 succumbed to injuries at a local hospital after falling during a pregame rappelling demonstration in connection with UTSA's Salute to Armed Forces & Veterans game. According to the San Antonio Express-News, one of four service members slipped down the rope from the rafters in "an uncontrolled manner" and crashed to the ground.

The injured airman was quickly attended to by medical personnel. and put on a stretcher before being taken to a local hospital by the San Antonio Fire Department. The name of the deceased has not been released by the Air Force. The 6th Combat Training Squadron, Detachment 2, is an Air Force unit that supports training for tactical air controllers. The start of Saturday's game was temporarily delayed following the pregame event, prompting UTSA coach Jeff Traylor to keep his team in the locker room while the airman was being treated by medical personnel. "The only information I had was