The CPSC said it believes there have been nine deaths of children between 22 months old and 3 years old after the kids gained access to the pools through footholds created by the pools’ compression straps. The children’s deaths occurred between 2007 and 2022 in California, Florida, Michigan, Missouri, Texas and Wisconsin.
Exactly. 5 million pools are involved, and 9 deaths that aren’t all confirmed to be due to the straps.
In comparison, over 350 children under the age of 15 die every year in pools and spas in the US whereas the deaths related to these pools happened over a period of 15 years.