Level 300 KNUST student dies after diving into swimming pool

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 its swimming pool.

The incident happened at about 5:10 p.m. on Saturday, November 7, when Agyapong reportedly dived into the pool from one of the upper diving boards but did not resurface.

In a statement, the university said pool attendants retrieved him from the water after a few minutes and immediately transported him to the KNUST Hospital for emergency treatment.

However, attempts by medical personnel to revive him proved unsuccessful.

Preliminary information available to the university suggests that Agyapong was an experienced swimmer who frequently used the facility.

He was also part of the university’s basketball team.

KNUST has expressed its condolences to his bereaved family, friends, teammates and members of the university community.

The university’s police have since commenced investigations to establish the circumstances surrounding the incident.

Management said the student’s family had been notified of his death, while his body had been deposited at the School of Medical Sciences morgue for preservation pending an autopsy to determine the cause of death.