July 14, 2006 Just four weeks ago we wrote about the the Wego Kite Tube and figured it looked like a heap of fun, but reports just in show that about 19,000 Wego Kite Tubes are being voluntarily ...

Regulators have been warning about the risks to those taking part in a new, extreme water sport called kite tubing. Now, a prominent brand of kite tubes is being yanked from the market. The Consumer ...

And I'm Melissa Block, reporting the end of a fad maybe before you've ever heard of it. Yesterday the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a nationwide recall of a product called the Wego Kite ...

Kite Tubes, already recalled by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission are now banned on Alabama & Georgia lakes. Effective immediately the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is banning Kite Tubes on ...

Two deaths have led to the recall of 19,000 inflatable rafts. The rafts were sold under the brand name Wego Kite Tubes. There have been 39 injuries, including chest, back and facial injuries.

Gliding 10 feet or more above the water as they're towed by zipping speedboats, kite tubes resemble nothing so much as flying pizzas or goofy, oversized Frisbees. They're the hottest item in extreme ...

July 14, 2006 — -- At the height of summer, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced Thursday the recall of a type of kite tube, a large inflatable device that lets people ride behind a ...

This is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, from NPR News. I'm Michele Norris. MELISSA BLOCK, host: And I'm Melissa Block, reporting the end of a fad maybe before you've ever heard of it. Yesterday the Consumer ...