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UPDATED Oct 19, 2026 at 7:00 PM ET
Oct 18, 2026 at 11:00 AM ET
Air Force identifies airman killed in rappelling fall
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The Air Force identified Tech. Sgt. Ian Patterson, a Tactical Air Control Party instructor assigned to the 6th Combat Training Squadron, Detachment 2, as the airman who died after a fall during a pregame rappelling demonstration at San Antonio’s Alamodome. Patterson died Oct. 17 after receiving medical attention at the stadium and being taken to a hospital. The Air Force is investigating the cause.
WHO: The U.S. Air Force identified Tech. Sgt. Ian Patterson.
WHAT: Patterson died from injuries suffered in a rappelling fall at the Alamodome, and the Air Force identified him.
WHEN: Oct 17, 2026
WHERE: Alamodome, San Antonio, USA
WHY: The circumstances surrounding the fall and Patterson’s death remain under investigation.
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