October 21, 2026 | 10:38am
Horrified fans and performers fell completely silent after they witnessed an Air Force commando fatally plunge from 170-foot rafters at a University of Texas at San Antonio football game, according to reports. Tech. Sgt. Ian Patterson, of the 6th Combat Training Squadron, Detachment 2, at Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, was identified as the airman who plunged 170 feet from the Alamodome rafters in front of thousands of horrified fans ahead of kickoff, Nellis Air Force Base said. The airman slipped while rappelling from the Alamodome roof during a fast-rope demonstration involving four military personnel before the school’s “Salute to Armed Forces and Veterans” game against Navy.