The management of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Kumasi has confirmed the death of a third-year Chemical Engineering student who reportedly drowned in the university’s swimming pool on Saturday.
The deceased, David Osei Agyapong, is said to have been an experienced swimmer and a regular user of the facility.
He reportedly drowned after diving from the upper diving board into the 17-foot-deep section of the pool.
In a statement confirming the incident, the University Relations Officer, Dr Daniel Norris Bekoe, said it occurred on Saturday, November 7, at approximately 5:10 p.m.
Dr Bekoe explained that Agyapong entered the water from the upper diving board but failed to resurface.
Pool attendants reportedly retrieved him from the water after a few minutes, after which he was rushed to the nearby KNUST Hospital for emergency medical attention.
“Despite efforts to resuscitate him, he could not be revived,” the statement said.
According to the university, preliminary information gathered indicates that Agyapong was an experienced swimmer, a regular user of the swimming facility and a member of the KNUST basketball team.
Meanwhile, police investigations are ongoing to establish the circumstances surrounding his death.
Reports suggest that Agyapong was swimming with some friends at the time of the incident.
A video circulating on social media shows the student jumping from the diving platform into the pool.
However, a few seconds after entering the water, he failed to resurface, prompting an emergency rescue effort by other swimmers and pool attendants.
Attempts to revive him through cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) were unsuccessful.
