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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Kate Flores Denolang

Navy-UTSA Game Went Ahead Anyway After Airman Suffered Accidental 170-Ft. Pregame Fall That Later Proved Fatal

Airman Ian Patterson died in the Alamodome rappelling accident, while UTSA and Navy played on amid public backlash (Credit: Danilo Arenas/Pexels)

A 35-year-old US Air Force instructor fell around 170ft from the Alamodome roof during a pregame ceremony in San Antonio on Saturday and later died in hospital, while the college football game between UTSA and Navy went ahead after a brief delay.

According to CBS News, the victim was identified as Technical Sergeant Ian Patterson, a Tactical Air Control Party instructor assigned to the 6th Combat Training Squadron, Detachment 2, at Joint Base San Antonio.

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