A support beam holding the pipe breaks. Realizing the mission will fail and the team will be trapped if the pipe isn't secured, Bellick climbs into the conduit manually.
Michael looked at Bellick—really looked at him. He saw the guard who had hunted him, the villain who had tormented him, and the man who had just tried to drown himself for the greater good. does bellick die in prison break patched
However, many fans felt his death was a "glitch" in the storytelling—a waste of a great character—and wish it could be patched out. A support beam holding the pipe breaks