Usher’s son Usher Raymond V in ICU after nearly drowning in pool accident

Usher’s oldest son Usher Raymond V (seen above in July of last year) is currently at an Atlanta area hospital in ICU after a terrifying pool accident on Monday caused him to nearly drown, requiring CPR on the scene.

TMZ broke the story, and describes what happened:

The child was playing in the pool with his aunt and saw a toy in the drain. He dove down to get the toy and his arm got stuck in the drain. The aunt immediately dove in to rescue him but couldn’t get his hand out. The maid then dove in and tried but was also unsuccessful.

The maid screamed for help. Two men working in the house came out, dove in and freed the boy. He was given CPR immediately and rushed to the hospital. Usher arrived and drove in the ambulance with his son.

That sounds absolutely horrifying!

The site says doctors are running tests but believe the boy will be fine.

5-year-old Usher Raymond V is one of two sons Usher has with his ex-wife Tameka Raymond, the other being Naviyd Ely Raymond, who is now 4. Here is a photo of Usher out with both Usher V (right) and Naviyd (left) in July of last year:

The experience must have been exponentially harrowing for the family given that Tameka lost her son Kile Glover (11 at the time) died last year after he was involved in a jet ski accident.

So far Usher has remained quiet publicly about the accident, which reportedly happened early Monday evening.