Overview
- The fall happened during UTSA’s Salute to Armed Forces & Veterans pregame at the Alamodome on Saturday night when a service member rappelling from the rafters plunged to the turf and was taken to a local hospital.
- Nellis Air Force Base Public Affairs confirmed the injured airman was assigned to the 6th Combat Training Squadron, Detachment 2, and later died at the hospital; the service member’s name has not been released.
- On-field medical teams and the San Antonio Fire Department rendered aid and transported the person as a Priority 1 patient, and the game’s kickoff was delayed by about 10 minutes.
- Video and multiple eyewitness accounts show the airman appeared to lose control and slide down the line during the descent, and Air Force officials say the incident is under investigation with no cause yet announced.
- UTSA, the American Conference and venue officials are coordinating support for those affected and working with military and local authorities while the investigation proceeds; the detachment trains Tactical Air Control Party specialists who practice high‑rope descents.