US airman dies after fall at Texas stadium
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on La Nouvelle Tribune
A US Air Force airman died after falling during a rappelling demonstration at the Alamodome in San Antonio before a college football game. The soldier, a member of a detachment of the 6th Combat Training Squadron, died of his injuries in hospital, according to the military and broadcaster KSAT.
A member of the US Air Force died on Saturday 17 October 2026 after falling during a rappelling demonstration at the Alamodome stadium in San Antonio, Texas, La Nouvelle Tribune reports. The accident occurred before an American football game between UTSA and the Naval Academy, during a ceremony honouring the armed forces and veterans.
In October 2024, American pilot Charles Thomas “Chuck” Coleman died when his aircraft crashed during an air show in Las Cruces, New Mexico. He had more than 10,000 flying hours and had trained actors for the film Top Gun: Maverick.
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