Usher's Stepson Declared Brain Dead Following Jet Ski Accident

Usher's stepson has been declared brain dead after he was struck in the head and knocked unconscious during a boating accident, according to reports.


Usher's stepson has been declared brain dead after he was struck in the head and knocked unconscious during a boating accident, according to reports.
By Ashley Welch and Debra Pangestu | Monday, Jul 9, 2012 | Updated 3:52 AM PDTView
Usher Raymond's 11 year-old-stepson was injured while riding in an inner tube on a lake in Georgia.


Usher Raymond's 11-year-old stepson Kyle Glover has been declared brain dead following a tragic jet-ski accident in Georgia on Friday afternoon, WXIA reported.

Kyle, the son of the R&B singer's ex-wife Tameka Foster, and a 15-year-old girl were sitting on an inner tube, which was being pulled by a boat on Lake Lanier, when they were struck in the head by a jet ski being driven by a 38-year-old man, according to Department of Natural Resources Sergeant Mike Burgamy, E! News reported.

According to Rolling Stone, the Georgia Georgia Department of Natural Resources is investigating the accident, and has ruled out alcohol as a factor.

Kyle and the girl were air-lifted to Children’s Healthcare at Egleston Hospital in Atlanta, with the boy's injuries being more serious, the Atlanta Journal Constitution reported.

Usher's celebrity pals have already taken to Twitter in an outpouring show of support.

"Everyone PLEASE pray for Usher and Tameka's son! This is the time they really need your prayers," singer Fantasia Barrino tweeted on Saturday.

Though Raymond and Foster are currently going through a divorce and custody battles, he reportedly chartered a jet to take her to her son’s side.

Raymond and Foster have two children together, Usher Raymond VI, 4, and Naviyd Ely Raymond, 3. Kyle is one of two sons Tameka had by Atlanta clothier Ryan Glover, according to the Daily Mail.

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This is so sad!! My heart goes out to the family.

So horrible.

Sad:( horrible accident....

Thats so sad

OMG...it must feel so bad to suffer the loss of a child.

Aww! That's really sad..

sad :s

So sad

Sad...first I thought it was his own son....but it's still sad tho!!

SMH! So Sad

its even sadder couse it wasnt his mistake, poor baby

:[ How sad!