How student drowned inside a hotel swimming pool

fuad lawal

June 20, 2017 2:58 AM

He drowned when he returned to the pool to swim alone.

A hotel swimming pool. For Illustration uses only.

An Obafemi Awolowo University student, Fatile Emmanuel, drowned when he went to swim at a hotel outside the university campus.

The late student was a 300-Level student of the Faculty of Pharmacy, died after he was rushed to the University Teaching Hospital on Sunday 18th of June.

It was learnt on Monday that the deceased went to the swimming pool with two of his colleagues when the incident happened.

Confirming the death of Emmanuel, the President of the Pharmaceutical Association of Nigeria Students, OAU branch, Adeyemi Yusuf, said his death was a painful loss.

This is how it happened.

Adeyemi Yusuf told Punch:

“We learnt that three of our students that were friends went to a hotel to swim. They were done already, but the deceased entered again to swim alone and drowned.

“The other students called for help, but the people around could not also swim. ‎When the lifeguard came, he tried to rescue him, but it was late already.

“The doctor said he was brought to the hospital exactly 05.10pm as a ‘lifeless body.’ After leaving the hospital, we went to the mortuary to confirm that he is dead.”

He noted that the parents of the deceased have been notified, adding that three people were currently detained for interrogation.

And of course, people were held for questioning.

He added:

“The police are aware already. The parents are also around from Akure to identify his body. Police have arrested two of our students and the lifeguard for interrogation. ‎

“We are in touch with police to ensure that our students are not wrongly accused or maltreated. The police want the doctor to do postmortem, after which the students will be released.”

We wish the family and friends of the deceased the strength and fortitude to bear the loss.

fuad lawal