Service member killed in rappelling accident before college football game

SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Gray News) - An airman from the Nellis Air Force Base was killed in a rappelling incident at a college football game.A Nellis spokesperson did not release the service member’s name, but said they were assigned to the 6th Combat Training Squadron, Detachment 2.They were attempting to rappel from the rafters as part of a demonstration before the University of Texas at San Antonio and U.S. Naval Academy football game on Saturday, The New York Times reported. The game was the university’s annual Salute to Armed Forces and Veterans event.“Our hearts are heavy following the tragic incident at the Alamodome prior to Saturday’s UT San Antonio football game against the U.S. Naval Academy,” UTSA President Taylor Eighmy wrote in a statement. “What was intended to be a day of camaraderie, tradition and celebration has been marked by profound sadness. I want to extend my deepest and most heartfelt sympathies to the service member’s family, his fellow airmen, squadron and all tho