{"id":469335,"date":"2026-10-18T03:06:37","date_gmt":"2026-10-18T03:06:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/469335\/"},"modified":"2026-10-18T03:06:37","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T03:06:37","slug":"military-service-member-hospitalized-after-fall-during-rappelling-demonstration-at-utsa-football-game-in-san-antonio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/469335\/","title":{"rendered":"Military service member hospitalized after fall during rappelling demonstration at UTSA football game in San Antonio"},"content":{"rendered":"

SAN ANTONIO, Texas \u2013 A military service member was taken to a hospital after falling during a rappelling demonstration before a University of Texas at San Antonio football game Saturday night, according to reporting by KPRC 2\u2019s sister station, KSAT<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The incident happened just before 7 p.m. at the Alamodome in San Antonio, where UTSA was scheduled to face Navy, according to the San Antonio Fire Department, KSAT reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The service member was participating in a pregame demonstration with three other officers as part of UTSA\u2019s Salute to Armed Forces and Veterans night, witnesses told KSAT<\/a>. The service member\u2019s condition was not immediately known.<\/p>\n

Witness Adrian Corey told KSAT that the fall happened as the band began playing.<\/p>\n

\u201cOnce the band started playing, there was a guy that fell down,\u201d Corey told KSAT<\/a>, describing the service member as coming down quickly.<\/p>\n

Witnesses told KSAT<\/a> that UTSA staff surrounded the service member as he received medical attention. Corey said the crowd fell silent and the band stopped performing.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a very sad moment and we don\u2019t know (his condition),\u201d witness Siomara Corey told KSAT, adding that attendees had asked for prayers.<\/p>\n

KSAT reported<\/a> that it had reached out to UTSA and its athletics department for additional information but had not received a response at the time of its report.<\/p>\n

Stay updated on this story with KSAT News.<\/a><\/p>\n

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