The four-year old son of hip-hop artist Usher was placed in an Atlanta intensive care unit after getting his arm stuck in a pool drain, according to several media reports.
Usher Raymond V was in the pool the evening of Aug. 5, when he dove after a toy that had fallen into the drain. His aunt and a maid tried freeing him to no avail. Two men working on the property were able to extract the child’s arm.
He received CPR and was rushed to the hospital. According to TMZ, the child is expected to make a full recovery.
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