Over 5M Swimming Pools Sold at Major Retailers Recalled after Reports of 9 Deaths

by Matthew Kazin : Aug 13, 2025 : FoxBusiness.com

[FoxNews.com] More than 5 million above-ground swimming pools are being recalled after reports of nine children drowning over a 15-year span. The affected Bestway, Intex and Polygroup pools are 48 inches and taller and use compression straps that wrap around the pool on the outside of the support poles, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said in a notice on Monday. The straps "may create a foothold, allowing a child to access the pool and drown," according to the CPSC. It warned that children can still gain access to the pools using the footholds, even if the ladder is removed... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here Click Here to read. (Screengrab image: via US Consumer Product Safety /Fox News)