David Osei Agyapong, a third-year student of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), has reportedly died after drowning in the university’s swimming pool.
A video circulating on social media, shared on November 8, 2026, captures what is believed to be the student’s final moments as he climbs onto a springboard and jumps into the pool.
The State News, in a post on X, wrote, “A third-year KNUST student, identified as David Osei Agyapong, has died after jumping from a 17.6-foot-high springboard into the university’s 17.9-foot-deep swimming pool. A video captures his final jump before he drowned”.
In the viral video, Agyapong, who was an alumnus of Adisadel College, is seen making the jump from the elevated platform before plunging into the water.
Reports indicate that the springboard stands approximately 17.6 feet above the pool, which is said to have a depth of 17.9 feet.
According to reports, the student drowned following the jump, although further details surrounding the circumstances of the incident remain unclear.
Meanwhile, news of his death has triggered an outpouring of grief on social media, with several users.
However, KNUST have confirmed the death of David Osei Agyapong, 3rd-year Chemical Engineering student, after drowning in the KNUST swimming pool on Sat. 7th November 2026.
According to a Press Release issued by Management on 8th November 2026, the unfortunate incident occurred at approximately 5:10 p.m. on Saturday, 7th November 2026, when Mr Agyapong entered the water from one of the upper diving boards and could not resurface.
Some netizens reacting to the news stated, “At that height, the force of gravity present makes the water behave as a hard surface; if the body is not streamlined for a perfect dive into the water, it can be fatal”.
One X user claimed, “An eyewitness says it wasn’t a dive at all, but they were all happily swimming, and he entered the 8ft swimming bounds; he couldn’t swim there, so he was holding the walls to swim small.
The next thing they realised was that he was gone; that is why no one noticed him disappearing. He didn’t jump just like that; he was swimming normally!!
The 8ft is too deep that when you are at 7ft you can’t even see the person. The water was already dirty, too, so after 5 pm the guards were sacking it; then they realised their friend was missing”.
One X user added, “Around 5 p.m. on November 7, Agyapong went swimming with friends. He climbed a springboard/platform reported as 17.6 feet high and jumped into the pool’s deep end (approximately 17–17.9 feet deep). A short video that later circulated widely on social media shows him climbing the board and plunging into the water.
Seconds after entry, he failed to resurface. Other swimmers, bystanders, and pool attendants pulled him from the water. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) was attempted on site, after which he was rushed to the KNUST University Hospital. Efforts to revive him were unsuccessful”.
See the post below:
A third-year KNUST student, identified as David Osei Agyapong, has died after jumping from a 17.6-foot-high springboard into the university’s 17.9-foot-deep swimming pool. A video captures his final jump before he drowned. https://t.co/alvYT7boB8
— THE STATE NEWS (@THESTATENEWSS) November 8, 2026
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