{"id":886272,"date":"2026-10-18T05:08:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-18T05:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/886272\/"},"modified":"2026-10-18T05:08:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T05:08:11","slug":"soldier-falls-while-rappelling-from-ceiling-before-utsa-football-game-at-alamodome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/886272\/","title":{"rendered":"Soldier falls while rappelling from ceiling before UTSA football game at Alamodome"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">SAN ANTONIO \u2013 A soldier was transported to the hospital after he fell while rappelling from the Alamodome ceiling before a Roadrunners football game, according to the San Antonio Fire Department and UT San Antonio.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">He was part of a pregame ceremony with three other members of the military for UTSA\u2019s Salute to Armed Forces and Veterans night, witnesses told KSAT. His condition is unknown at this time.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" role=\"presentation\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/PZIB2IAUNBFHHN26RPS7WJQZH4.png\"\/>Photo shows a member of the military rappelling moments before he falls to the field of the Alamodome on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026. (Courtesy Adrian Corey)<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">\u201cOnce the band started playing, there was a guy that fell down,\u201d witness Adrian Corey told KSAT, \u201cand started coming down fast.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">The fall happened just before 7 p.m. at the Alamodome, SAFD said, where the Roadrunners are playing Navy. UTSA staff surrounded the service member, witnesses told KSAT, as he received medical attention.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" role=\"presentation\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/B5IG3WOWKJEBLPER3PKHV7G62Y.png\"\/>UTSA fans react after a military member fell during a rappelling demonstration before a game against Navy at the Alamodome on the evening of Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026. (KSAT 12)<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">\u201cEverybody was quiet, the band stopped performing,\u201d Adrian said, \u201ceverybody was dead silent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">\u201cIt was a very sad moment and we don\u2019t know (his condition),\u201d witness Siomara Corey said. \u201cThere was no updates after that other than asking for prayers, but it did not look good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" role=\"presentation\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/4OJCCQUFYBE2BPYUASD2EYZM6A.png\"\/>The service member was taken out of the Alamodome on a golf cart after falling during a rappelling demonstration on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026. (KSAT 12)<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">In a statement to KSAT 12, UT San Antonio said it was \u201cdeeply saddened by the incident\u201d and shared \u201cheartfelt thoughts and prayers\u201d with the soldier, his family and his military colleagues.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">The school said that it is offering services to students and employees impacted emotionally by the fall:<\/p>\n<p>Students who are in need of assistance can contact the university crisis hotline 24\/7at 210-458-4140 and can also access resources through the TimelyCare App<\/p>\n<p>Academic campus employees can get support through the Employee Assistance Program at 800-451-1834<\/p>\n<p>UT Health employees can receive assistance through the Employee Assistance Program at 800-356-3549<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">This story is developing. Check back later for updates.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">Read also:<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 by KSAT &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SAN ANTONIO \u2013 A soldier was transported to the hospital after he fell while rappelling from the Alamodome&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":886273,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[107213,4379,107205,99,371734],"class_list":["post-886272","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-alamodome","tag-military","tag-roadrunners","tag-sports","tag-ut-san-antonio"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/886272","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=886272"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/886272\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/886273"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=886272"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=886272"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=886272"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}