A final-year student from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has sadly lost his life in a tragic incident.
Patrick Mensah, who was nearing the completion of his BSc. in Agriculture Biotech, fell into a mining pit while attempting a rescue.
Reports on X (formerly Twitter) reveal that Patrick had come home on Monday after his final exams. The following day, he visited a friend at a galamsey site in Manso.
In a bid to help someone who had fallen into a pit, Patrick tragically ended up falling in himself and died.
His uncle reported that Patrick had been celebrating the end of his semester exams and was scheduled to defend his project on the day of the incident.
The news has led to an outpouring of condolences on social media, with some people attributing the tragedy to the high level of youth unemployment.
📍📍SAD NEWS📍📍
— 𝐕𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐎𝐟 𝐊𝐧𝐮𝐬𝐭 (@VOICE_of_KNUST) August 28, 2024
Patrick Mensah, a final-year BSc. Agric Biotech student passes on after his final semester exams.💔💔🕊️
According to his uncle, he arrived home on Monday evening. On Tuesday, he visited his friend at a galamsey site at Manso and, while helping to rescue a… pic.twitter.com/uvt3hyfCJH