KUMASI — The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has confirmed the death of David Osei Agyapong, a third-year Chemical Engineering student and basketball team member, following a swimming pool incident.
KNUST described the loss as a source of profound sorrow for the entire university community.
According to a statement signed by University Relations Officer, Dr Daniel Norris Bekoe, on Sunday, November 8, 2026, the incident happened at approximately 5:10 p.m. on Saturday, November 7, 2026.
Agyapong jumped into the swimming pool from one of the upper diving boards — reported to be 17.6 feet high — but did not come back to the surface.
Pool attendants retrieved him from the water within minutes and rushed him to the KNUST Hospital for emergency treatment. Despite efforts to resuscitate him, he could not be revived.
KNUST said preliminary information gathered after the incident indicated that Agyapong was “an experienced swimmer, a regular user of the swimming facility and a member of the KNUST basketball team.”
He was a former student of Adisadel College, according to his old schoolmates, who have been paying tribute to him online.
INVESTIGATION AND POOL SHUTDOWN
KNUST confirmed that the KNUST Police have opened an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident.
The University has also shut down its swimming pool pending investigations, and constituted a nine-member committee to investigate, in addition to the ongoing Police investigation.
Dr Bekoe said the committee was set up to establish the actual cause of death, particularly as no marks or cuts were found on the deceased’s body.
His family has been notified. His remains have been deposited at the School of Medical Sciences morgue, where an autopsy will be conducted to determine the cause of death.
The University called on members of the public to avoid speculation and the sharing of unverified information while investigations and the medical examination remain ongoing.
Author: Stella Sunu • Published on Howedey.com
