Police Launch Investigation After Third-Year KNUST Student Dies in Campus Swimming Pool Incident

Tragedy struck the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) community on Saturday, November 7, 2026, following the death of third-year Chemical Engineering student David Osei Agyapong. The incident occurred at approximately 5:10 p.m. at the university’s swimming pool facility. Witnesses reported that Agyapong leapt from one of the pool's elevated high diving platforms into the water but failed to resurface shortly after entry. 

​Pool safety attendants quickly noticed the emergency, retrieved him from the water within minutes, and initiated initial resuscitation attempts. He was immediately transported to the KNUST Hospital for urgent medical evaluation and treatment. Despite the extensive efforts of emergency medical personnel to revive him, he was tragically pronounced dead shortly after arrival. 

​In an official statement released by the university administration, Agyapong was remembered as an active student leader, a player on the university's basketball team, and an experienced swimmer who frequented the campus pool facility regularly. Management described his untimely demise as a painful loss to the entire university fraternity and extended deep condolences to his family, friends, and peers. 

​The KNUST District Police Command has formally opened an investigation into the exact circumstances surrounding the tragedy. The deceased's body has been deposited at the KNUST School of Medical Sciences morgue, where a forensic autopsy will be conducted to determine the exact cause of death. Meanwhile, university authorities have appealed to the general public and student body to avoid spreading unverified rumors or social media speculation out of respect for the grieving family. 

@Volta Today