Texas Pre-Game Catastrophic Accident: US Military Falls 52 Meters!

In San Antonio, Texas, an accident that resulted in death occurred before the American football game scheduled for Saturday, October 17. At Alamodome Stadium, during a military display held before the match between Texas University San Antonio (UTSA) and the Naval Academy (Navy), a soldier fell from a height of about 52 meters onto the ground.

The rope descent demonstration ended in a fiasco.

In an event organized to honor members of the armed forces and veterans, four soldiers began descending onto the field from the stadium roof with ropes. However, one of the soldiers, a member of the U.S. Air Force, lost control during the descent and fell rapidly to the ground.

The incident occurred in front of 23,297 spectators seated in the stands. Footage of the fall was also captured.

The soldier taken to the hospital could not be saved.

Medical teams that arrived on the field attended to the severely injured soldier for about 10 minutes. Subsequently, the soldier taken to the hospital died despite all interventions.

The soldier's identity has not yet been released.

It was reported that the soldier who lost his life was serving in the 2nd Squadron of the 6th Combat Training Wing of the U.S. Air Force. While the soldier's identity has not been released to the public, an investigation into the incident has been launched.

After the accident, the start of the encounter was delayed by about 10 minutes.