TRAGIC UPDATE: US Airman Dead After Horrifying Accident During Pregame Demonstration at College Football Game – Incident Now Under Investigation

There has been a heartbreaking update about a brave American who was entertaining the crowd before last night’s college football game between the UTSA Roadrunners and the Navy Midshipmen.

As The Gateway Pundit reported earlier, a night meant to honor America’s fighting men and women turned into a nightmare Saturday at the Alamodome in San Antonio when a U.S. military service member lost control during a high-risk pregame rappel from the stadium rafters.

He then plummeted onto the field.

The terrifying incident occurred shortly before 7 p.m. local time on October 17, during UTSA’s annual “Salute to Armed Forces and Veterans” game, an event dedicated to recognizing America’s military personnel, veterans, and their families.

Per the San Antonio Express-News, four service members from Detachment 2 of the 6th Combat Training Squadron, an Air Force unit that trains tactical air control party (TACP) specialists at Joint Base San Antonio and Camp Bullis, were set to rappel down roughly 15 minutes before kickoff as part of UTSA’s annual Salute to Armed Forces and Veterans game.

About halfway down, one of the team members accelerated uncontrollably, sliding rapidly down the line before slamming into the turf near midfield.

Emergency medical personnel immediately rushed onto the field, where they attended to the service member for approximately 10 minutes before removing him on a stretcher.

He was later transported to a local hospital.

WATCH (viewer discretion is advised):

A military member fell while rappelling to present the colors before Saturday’s UTSA–Navy game at the Alamodome. The patient was taken to the hospital as a priority-one transport; the extent of their injuries is unclear. https://t.co/x3umwndMG0

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The United States Air Force has now revealed that the airman has died from his injuries.

Nellis Air Force Base said in a statement that the unidentified officer was from the 6th Combat Training Squadron, Detachment 2.

The incident is now under investigation. The officer’s identity has not been released.

“The incident is under investigation. More information will be released as it becomes available,” a Nellis spokesperson said.

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