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9 Toddlers Drown, Sparking Recall Of 5 Million Backyard Pools 9 Toddlers Drown, Sparking Recall Of 5 Million Backyard Pools
9 Toddlers Drown, Sparking Recall Of 5 Million Backyard Pools Millions of backyard pools sold nationwide are being recalled after nine toddlers drowned in them, officials said. The recall affects 48-inch and taller above-ground pools made by Bestway, Intex, and Polygroup, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on Monday, July 21. About five million of the pools have been sold in the US since 2002, including some currently available online and in stores. The danger comes from an external compression strap that runs outside the pool and over the vertical support poles. Kids can put their feet on the strap to climb into the pool, …

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Young Woman Drowns In Pool At Club In Greater Boston Area, Report Says Young Woman Drowns In Pool At Club In Greater Boston Area, Report Says
Young Woman Drowns In Pool At Club In Greater Boston Area, Report Says A 22-year-old woman has drowned in a pool in the Greater Boston area on the afternoon of Tuesday, June 7, CBS Boston reports.  The incident happened in Essex County, in the Town of Nahant, at the Cary Street Club around 3 p.m. on Tuesday, June 7, the outlet reports.  The woman was taken to a local hospital where she later died. A person at the scene said the woman an au-pair for one of two families in the pool, according to an article from Itemlive.  The woman apparently diving in the pool for something when “something was wrong” as she came up for air, the outlet …

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by David Cifarelli