Overview
- A military service member fell while rappelling from the Alamodome rafters during UTSA’s Salute to Armed Forces and Veterans pregame ceremony, with on-field medical personnel treating the injured person for roughly 10 minutes, according to multiple reports.
- San Antonio Fire Department officials said the person was transported to a local hospital as a Priority 1 patient, a designation for those needing immediate medical attention.
- The fall briefly delayed kickoff by about 10 minutes before the game resumed, and UTSA completed the contest later that night.
- UTSA and The American Athletic Conference issued statements expressing sadness, said they are coordinating with local authorities and support services, and asked that the family’s privacy be respected.
- Officials have not released the injured person’s identity, condition details, or a confirmed cause for the uncontrolled descent, and some media reports—still limited—identified the rappellers as members of Detachment 2 of the 6th Combat Training Squadron.