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Usher's ex-wife wants to drain Georgia's largest lake, where her son died in a jet ski accident

Jul 16, 2023, 23:24 IST
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Tameka Foster and Lake Lanier, Georgia.Vincent Sandoval/Getty Images, Rajesh Pandit/Getty Images
  • Usher's ex-wife wants to drain the largest lake in Georgia, where her son died in 2012.
  • The boy died after being struck by a jet ski driven by Jeffrey Hubbard.
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The ex-wife of R&B singer Usher said she wants to drain a lake in Georgia where her son was fatally injured 11 years ago.

Fashion designer Tameka Foster's 11-year-old son Kile Glover died in 2012 after he was struck by a jet ski while he floated in an inner tube on the lake.

Foster's petition to empty Lake Lanier, Georgia's largest lake, and improve safety measures has gained more than 3,700 signatures so far.

"Draining, cleaning, and restoring Lake Lanier is not only necessary but also an opportunity to honor the memory of those who have lost their lives and prevent further tragedies," Foster wrote in her change.org petition.

She said that the lake had a "dark and sordid past, marked by multiple tragic incidents that have resulted in the loss of innocent lives."

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Kile, who was Foster's son with Bounce TV founder Ryan Glover, was reportedly declared brain-dead after the accident and had been kept on life support for two weeks before he died.

The jet ski that killed Glover was being driven by Jeffrey Hubbard, who was later sentenced to four years in prison over the incident, according to CBS News.

"This incident, among others, underscores the urgent need for proper zoning, safety, and complete overhaul measures within the lake," Foster said.

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources have reported hundreds of boat collisions on the lake in the past three decades, citing heavy traffic as the cause, per The Associated Press.

There have also been 170 boating and drowning deaths reported between 1994 and 2018, according to the report.

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Foster was married to Usher for two years before the pair filed for divorce in 2009.

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