KNUST Chemical Engineering Student Dies After Dive Into Campus Pool

A third-year Chemical Engineering student at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has died after diving into the university's swimming pool and not coming back up, the institution has said.

The student, David Osei Agyapong, reportedly jumped into the water from one of the higher diving boards at about 5:10 p.m. on Saturday, November 7.

In a statement, university management said pool attendants pulled him out of the water a few minutes later. They then took him to the KNUST Hospital for urgent treatment.

Medical staff at the hospital tried to revive him, but those efforts were not successful.

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As first reported by Citi News, the university said early accounts suggested that Agyapong was a seasoned swimmer who made regular use of the campus pool. He also played for the KNUST basketball team.

The KNUST Police have opened an investigation into how the incident happened.

According to management, Agyapong's family has been told of his death. His body has been taken to the morgue at the university's School of Medical Sciences (SMS), where an autopsy is expected to determine what caused his death. Until then, no official cause of death has been given.

The university has expressed its sympathy to his relatives, friends and teammates, as well as to the broader campus community, over the loss of the student.