A third-year Chemical Engineering student of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), David Osei Agyapong, has died following an incident at the university’s swimming pool.
The incident occurred at about 5:10 p.m. on Saturday, November 7, 2026, 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 from the water after a few minutes and rushed him to the KNUST Hospital for emergency medical attention.
However, efforts by medical personnel to resuscitate him proved 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.
Management has extended its condolences to his family, friends, teammates and the wider university community.
Meanwhile, the KNUST Police have commenced investigations to establish the circumstances surrounding the incident.
The university said the student’s family had been informed of his death, while his body had been deposited at the School of Medical Sciences morgue pending an autopsy to determine the cause of death.
