NEW YORK (AP) — More than 5.2 million aboveground swimming pools sold across the U.S. and Canada over the last two decades ...

Several pool companies have recalled their above-ground pools after it was found that children can use the pools’ compression ...

Pools affected by the recall were manufactured in China and sold under the brand names Bestway, Coleman, Intex and Polygroup, the recall alert indicates.

The drowning deaths of nine children between 2007 and 2022 has caused the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission to recall about 5 million above-ground pools.

A strap around the pools can create a foothold for children to enter the pool even without a ladder, federal regulators warn.