In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission, Sportsstuff, Inc., of Omaha, Nebraska is voluntarily recalling about 19,000 Wego Kite Tubes.

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. Sportsstuff has received
reports of two deaths in the United States and a variety of serious
injuries. Sportsstuff has been unable to determine the cause of the
incidents. Nevertheless, the company has withdrawn the kite tube from
the market and is undertaking this voluntary recall out of an abundance
of caution.

The Sportsstuff Wego Kite Tube is a 10-foot-wide, circular, yellow
inflatable watercraft designed to be towed behind a power boat. A rider
in the tube becomes airborne by pulling on handles attached to the floor
of the tube. Model 53-5000 is printed on the tube near the product
valve. The floor of the tube has black caution warning stripes. The
cover for the product bears a skull and crossbones and the statement
“Never Kite higher than you are willing to fall.” The tubes were
imported and sold through marine distributors, mail order catalogs, and
various retailers from approximately October 1, 2005 to July 11, 2006
for about $500 to $600.