An Air Force airman, identified as Tech. Sgt. Ian Patterson, dies after a fall during a fast-rope or rappelling demonstration at a UTSA football game at the Alamodome. Reports say he falls more than 150 feet from the rafters during the pregame activity.

Multiple outlets attribute details of Patterson’s service and assignment to Air Force sources. Newsweek and other reporting state that Patterson is connected to Nellis Air Force Base and had served about 15 years, with one account mentioning Fort Stewart, Georgia. The incident occurs during a game event, and outlets describe it as a demonstration involving military training techniques, with responders handling the aftermath on-site.

While headlines differ in wording—some use “rappelling” and others “fast-rope”—the accounts converge on the same core facts: the airman’s identity, that he dies from injuries sustained in the fall, and that the demonstration takes place at the Alamodome in connection with UTSA’s game.