HOUSTON – In a recent incident that has alarmed parents, an 8-year-old girl died after she was caught in a pool drain pipe at a hotel pool in northwest Houston, raising concerns about the safety ...

Swimming pool drain covers sold online at Walmart should not be used because they fail to meet mandatory safety standards. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is warning consumers to ...

The suction pulled her buttocks against the drain, and the force of that intake sucked out her small intestine. In 2022, when the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission found the illegal pool drain ...

Drains and other high-suction components in pools and spas can be dangerous. That is why the United States Congress passed the Title XIV Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act, which was named ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — With summer coming up on its final days and temperatures cooling, many may begin the process of draining pools. But pools often contain chemicals that, while they keep them sanitary for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Meghan Schiller joins us to talk about her latest investigation into pool drains. Taylor Frankie Paul's domestic violence case is ...

Congress passed a law in 2007 banning drain covers that lay flat against a pool because they don’t protect swimmers from the powerful suction of drains that can entrap them. The law was inspired in ...