On Saturday, November 7, the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) mourned the death of third‑year Chemical Engineering student David Osei Agyapong. At approximately 5:10 p.m., Agyapong entered the water from one of the pool’s upper diving boards and did not resurface.
Pool attendants retrieved him after a few minutes and rushed him to KNUST Hospital for emergency care. Despite resuscitation efforts, medical staff could not revive him.
Preliminary reports from the university indicated that Agyapong was an experienced swimmer who regularly used the campus pool and was also a member of the university’s basketball team. The university has expressed its condolences to his family, friends, teammates and the wider campus community.
Investigations into the incident have been launched by KNUST Police. The student’s family was informed of the death, and his body was placed in the School of Medical Sciences morgue pending an autopsy to determine the exact cause.
As the investigation continues, the university community remains in mourning over the loss of a promising student and athlete.
