US serviceman falls 45 meters during AlamoDome military display

A festive scene quickly turned to panic when a military display captured the crowd's attention at the AlamoDome stadium in the US before a football game. Four servicemen were descending by rope from the ceiling when one fell from a height of more than 45 meters, striking the field below.

The stands were filled for an evening honoring the armed forces and veterans, ahead of an American football game between Navy and the University of Texas in San Antonio on Saturday night. The incident shifted the focus from the ceremony to a rescue attempt for the fallen serviceman, who was a member of the US Air Force.

As medics rushed to his side, university staff surrounded him before he was taken to hospital about 10 minutes after receiving first aid on the field.

According to Al Arabiya, the display was scheduled as part of the coin toss ceremony to determine which team would start the game, but the incident led to a delay in kickoff as attendees watched emergency crews work to save the injured serviceman.

Spectators' phones captured the fall from multiple angles. The injured man was classified as "priority one," a designation for unstable cases facing immediate life threats, before he later died from his injuries.