Millions of backyard pools recalled after tragic child drownings exposed

According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), after 2007, at least nine younger children have been linked to the drowning deaths, approximately 5 million over -ground pools are recalled throughout the United States.

Producers Bestway, Intex and Polygrup produced recalled pools with an external compression strap aimed at stabilizing the structure. However, the belt accidentally provided a basis and allowed young children to climb into uncontrolled pools.

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It is recommended that owners immediately contact the manufacturer to get a free repair kit. Four meters or longer pools were sold in both the US and Canada through large retailers such as Walmart, Amazon, Costco and Target. Some were purchased until 2002; Others up to 2025 recently.

Three company representatives have not yet been announced to the public, but on websites have been published.

Between 2007 and 2022, nine children between the ages of 22 months and 3 years after using a belt to climb these pools and the events reported in California, Texas, Florida, Michigan, Wisconsin and Missouri. In addition, the commission recorded at least three more examples in 2011 and 2012 that children also gained pool access. It remains unclear why recall has not been initiated before. A commission spokesman refused to leave in detail on Monday. The free repair kit contains a rope held at the ground level to each of the vertical support of the pool. After its establishment, the owners said that they could safely remove the compression strap without weakening the structure of the pool.