The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) is mourning the death of a third-year Chemical Engineering student, David Osei Agyapong, following an incident at the university’s swimming pool.
The incident occurred at about 5:10 p.m. on Saturday, November 7, when Agyapong reportedly entered the water from one of the pool’s upper diving boards but failed to resurface.
According to a statement from the university’s management, pool attendants retrieved him after a few minutes and rushed him to KNUST Hospital for emergency medical attention.
However, efforts by medical personnel to resuscitate him were unsuccessful.
KNUST said preliminary reports indicated that Agyapong was an experienced swimmer who regularly used the university’s swimming facility.
He was also a member of the university’s basketball team.
The university has extended its condolences to his family, friends, teammates and the wider university community over the loss.
Meanwhile, the KNUST Police have begun investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident.
Management said the student’s family had been informed of his death, while his body had been deposited at the School of Medical Sciences (SMS) morgue pending an autopsy to establish the cause of death.
