SAN ANTONIO, Texas — A U.S. Air Force Tactical Air Controller died after falling from the rafters of the Alamodome during a pregame ceremony before the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) – U.S. Naval Academy football game. The airman fell from the stadium ceiling in front of thousands of spectators watching the pregame ceremony on Saturday evening.
\n\nThe airman was part of a four-man team scheduled to rappel from the rafters as part of the opening ceremony. The ceremony was part of UTSA’s “Salute to Armed Forces & Veterans Game.” According to Task & Purpose, an online defense news publication, a spokesperson for Nellis Air Force Base issued a statement confirming the death of the airman and indicated the incident is currently under investigation.
\n\nThe four team members who rappelled from the stadium rafters, more than 150 feet above the field, were stationed at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis. As spectators looked on in shock, medical staff immediately tended to the injured airman before he was transported to a local hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries.
\n\nAfter the critically injured airman was taken from the field, the football game between the Navy Midshipmen and the UTSA…
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