A nine-member committee has been constituted by the management of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) to investigate the death of a Level 300 student at the university’s swimming pool.
The committee is expected to establish the circumstances surrounding the death of David Osei Agyapong, a third-year Chemical Engineering student who reportedly drowned on Saturday, November 7, 2026.
The decision forms part of efforts by the university to establish what led to the incident, which is also being investigated by the police. The University Relations Officer, Dr. Daniel Norris Bekoe, said the committee would investigate the incident alongside ongoing police inquiries.
He disclosed that the investigation was particularly necessary because no marks or cuts were found on the deceased’s body. Preliminary accounts indicate that the student entered the swimming pool from one of its upper diving boards but failed to resurface.
Pool attendants reportedly retrieved him from the water after a few minutes and rushed him to the KNUST Hospital for emergency medical attention, but attempts to revive him were not successful.
The body has since been deposited at the School of Medical Sciences (SMS) morgue pending an autopsy to determine the actual cause of death.
The university authorities have temporarily suspended all activities at the swimming pool until further notice while investigations continue.
The university has also appealed to the public to respect the family’s privacy and refrain from speculation while investigations into the circumstances surrounding the student’s death remain ongoing.
Meanwhile, KNUST management has expressed condolences to the bereaved family, friends, teammates and colleagues of the deceased.
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