Service member dies after fall during pregame at UTSA football game

A service member died after falling during a pregame aerial demonstration at a college football game in San Antonio on Saturday night, NBC News reported.

The incident occurred as the service member was rappelling from the rafters above the Alamodome football field before the game between the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) and the Naval Academy, according to NBC News and ABC News.

Video verified by NBC News showed the service member descending on a rope before falling to the field. Medical personnel rushed the individual off the field, and the service member was later pronounced dead at a local hospital, a Nellis Air Force Base spokesperson told NBC News.

The service member was assigned to the 6th Combat Training Squadron, Detachment 2, according to a statement from Nellis Air Force Base Public Affairs reported by ABC News.

UTSA expressed sorrow over the incident and extended thoughts and prayers to the service member, their family, and military colleagues, NBC News reported.

The city of San Antonio, which owns the Alamodome, did not immediately respond to requests for comment, NBC News added.