A military service member was transported to a hospital after he fell while attempting to rappel from the rafters of the Alamodome during a pregame demonstration before UTSA’s football game against Navy on Saturday.
As part of a pregame ceremony for UTSA’s annual Salute to Armed Forces & Veterans game, four officers were set to rappel down to the field 15 minutes before kickoff. The officer appeared to lose control while descending, sliding down the line and crashing to the turf.
Medical personnel immediately attended to the officer, and he was taken from the Alamodome on a stretcher and transported to a local hospital.
The rappel team was from Detachment 2 of the 6th Combat Training Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, a UTSA spokesperson confirmed to ESPN.
“We are deeply saddened by the incident that occurred at the start of tonight’s game,” UTSA said in a statement. “Our heartfelt thoughts and prayers are with the soldier who was affected, his family and his military colleagues.”
Officials have not released the service member’s identity or the extent of their injuries. The school said it is activating well-being services to support faculty, staff and student who might be emotionally affected by the incident.
The game was still played as scheduled after kickoff time was delayed by 10 minutes.
Source: www.espn.com
