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Service member who died after rappelling incident at UT San Antonio game identified

The service member who died after falling during a pregame aerial demonstration at a college football game has been identified as Tech. Sgt. Ian Patterson, a 15-year military veteran. Patterson was descending on a rope from the rafters during a pregame rappelling demonstration at a University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) football game on...

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