Despite the heat wave, it’s getting close to the time of year when swimming pool owners might drain their summertime splash/tanning zone for winter. Pools can hold tens of thousands of gallons of ...

Consumer Product Safety Commission weakens pool drain safety law, critics say. Apr. 17, 2010 — -- The decision by a federal agency to reinterpret a law meant to prevent deaths due to pool-drain ...

ABC News investigation finds many hotel and public pools with dangerous drains. July 23, 2008— -- Despite a new federal law that takes effect later this year, an ABC News undercover investigation ...

PLYMOUTH, Minnesota — A drowning Sunday night in a pond at Loring Park marks the fourth one in the Twin Cities in about 10 days. With summer-like temperatures now here, a lot of people are ready to ...

They knew about the danger. Eight days before 6-year-old Abigail Taylor became trapped in a country club's wading pool, the staff talked about how the powerful suction created by a faulty drain could ...