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Air Force member dies in rappelling incident at UT San Antonio football game

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A member of the U.S. Air Force was injured and later died after he fell while rappelling from the ceiling of the Alamodome stadium in San Antonio, Texas, on Saturday, ahead of a University of Texas at San Antonio football game.

The incident took place during a pregame ceremony, before the official kickoff of UTSA's annual Salute to Armed Forces and Veterans game against Navy, CBS affiliate KENS reported. The service member landed near the middle of the field after falling, a KENS photographer said.

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