Kite Tubes banned on all Corps of Engineers Lakes in Georgia

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Sportsstuff, Inc., of Omaha, Nebraska is voluntarily recalling about 19,000 Wego Kite Tubes.  Additionally, the use of kite tubes are banned from all Corps of Engineers lakes in Georgia – this includes Allatoona, Lanier, Walter F. George, Carters, West Point, Seminole, Hartwell and Richard B. Russell.

Kite tubing is a new form of extreme water sport.  The kite tube has a fabric floor that a rider holds onto while being towed behind a boat. The front of the tube lifts out of the water as the boat excels -sometimes to extremely dangerous heights.  Often the kite tube will come back down at a rapid rate of speed, either hurling the rider off of it or slamming into the water with the rider on board.  CPSC staff is aware of 39 injury incidents with 29 of those resulting in medical treatment. Those injuries include a broken neck, punctured lung, chest and back injuries and facial injuries.  One serious injury has been reported in Georgia at Lake Lanier.

Consumers who need recall information regarding the Wego Kite Tube by Sportsstuff should contact Sportsstuff at (866) 831-5524 or at www.sportsstuff.com .  For more information about the ban of kite tubing on Corps of Engineers lakes, call (251) 690-2506 or (251) 690-2512.