Nellis Air Force Base: Service member dies after incident at a UT San Antonio game

A service member was injured and later died after an incident at the University of Texas at San Antonio football game on Saturday.

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Nellis Air Force Base Public Affairs issued a statement saying that the service member — assigned to the 6th Combat Training Squadron, Detachment 2 — was injured at the stadium and died at a local hospital.

Several outlets reported that the service member, who has not been identified, fell while attempting to rappel from the rafters of the Alamodome during a pregame demonstration.

UTSA was playing Navy at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.

The incident is under investigation.

Following the incident, UTSA issued a post on Instagram, saying, “We are deeply saddened by the incident that occurred at the start of tonight’s football game. Our heartfelt thoughts and prayers are with the soldier who was affected, his family and his military colleagues.”

The university said wellbeing services to support staff, faculty, and students have been activated.

This article will be updated as new information is made available.