How two Level 300 University students drown in a week

The deaths of two university students in separate swimming incidents within the space of a week have raised concerns about water safety, following the drowning of a University of Education, Winneba (UEW) student at Sir Charles Beach and the death of a KNUST student at the university’s swimming pool.

The first incident involved Kwamuar Seyram, popularly known as Mr Cyllos, a Level 300 student of UEW, who drowned at Sir Charles Beach in the Effutu Municipality of the Central Region on Sunday, November 1, 2026.

Seyram had reportedly visited the beach earlier with friends who were swimming but declined an invitation to join them, saying he would return on Sunday to swim.

He eventually returned to the beach on November 1 with his close friend and two female companions. After taking photographs along the shoreline, he changed into his swimming attire and entered the sea with his friend at about 5:00 p.m. The two women reportedly chose not to swim.

Their swim took a tragic turn when a powerful wave struck them. While his companion managed to reach a safer part of the water, Seyram was caught in the current and swept farther out to sea.

He reportedly called for help as his friend made efforts to rescue him, but the strong waves continued to pull him away. The friend subsequently raised an alarm, attracting the attention of people around the beach.

However, no experienced swimmer was reportedly available at the time to undertake an immediate rescue, leaving bystanders unable to help.

About 30 minutes later, a skilled swimmer from Winneba arrived and entered the water to search for Seyram, but the rescue attempt came too late.

Later during the week, another university student lost his life in a separate swimming-related incident.

David Osei Agyapong, a third-year Chemical Engineering student at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), died on Sunday, November 8, after diving from a 17.6-foot-high platform into the university's swimming pool.

According to the university's Relations Officer, Dr Daniel Norris Bekoe, Agyapong was an experienced swimmer who regularly used the facility and also helped others learn how to swim.

The circumstances surrounding his death are being investigated by officials of the Ghana Police Service.