Football Crowd Falls Silent After Airman’s Fatal Fall During Pregame Demonstration

SAN ANTONIO, TX - NOVEMBER 23: A view of the stadium prior to UT-San Antonio Roadrunners game against the Florida Atlantic University Owls on November 23, 2019 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by John Rivera/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Fans and performers at a college football game in San Antonio fell silent after an Air Force commando plunged from the rafters during a pregame demonstration.

The unidentified airman fell while participating in a fast-rope demonstration involving four military personnel ahead of the University of Texas at San Antonio's game against Navy.

The incident occurred during the school's "Salute to Armed Forces and Veterans" event.

Emergency responders rushed the airman to a nearby hospital, where he later died from his injuries.

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