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

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 American Conference issued a statement on the incident Sunday.

"All of us at the American Conference are heartbroken by the death of the U.S. Air Force service member who…

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