Service member dies after fall during rappelling demonstration before UTSA-Navy football game
Photo: The GuardianHow the sides differ Right sources lead with the fall and call him a soldier; left sources stress the veterans' celebration night; alternative sources stay brief.
Right-leaning outlets report that a serviceman fell from the Alamodome's ceiling during a pregame ceremony before the University of Texas at San Antonio played Navy. All sources agree that on Saturday a military member was rappelling from the rafters as part of UTSA's Salute to Armed Forces and Veterans night when he fell, was injured and taken to hospital, where he later died. Washington Examiner adds that four officers had been set to rappel down the rafters during the demonstration.
The excerpts do not describe reactions or next steps. The sides differ mainly in how they identify the person and what they stress. Breitbart calls him a U.S. soldier, while other outlets describe an Air Force officer or airman. Left-leaning outlets frame the event around the veterans' celebration, and The Guardian notes the officer has not been named. Alternative sources give a short account of a pre-game exercise.
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Left-leaning outlets CBS News and The Guardian frame the death around UTSA's Salute to Armed Forces and Veterans night. The Guardian also notes the officer has not been named.
Alternative source CBS Sports gives a brief report, calling the victim an airman injured during a pre-game exercise who later died.
- Washington ExaminerAirman dies in rappelling accident before Navy-UTSA football game
Right-leaning outlets Breitbart and Washington Examiner lead with the fall. Breitbart calls the victim a soldier, while the Examiner details the planned four-officer rappel demonstration.