Usher's son nearly drowns in pool

The son of Grammy-winning R&B singer Usher nearly drowned in an Atlanta pool and is in hospital police have said.

Five-year-old Usher Raymond V fell to the bottom of a pool behind a home in the city, and became stuck in the drain, according to Atlanta police spokesman Carlos Campos’ report.

A housekeeper tried to get to the boy, but was unable to free him from the drain, Mr Campos said. Two men who were working at the home as audio-visual subcontractors were called to help.

The boy was eventually pulled from the pool, and given CPR by one of the contractors.

Mr Campos said the boy was “conscious, alert and breathing” when paramedics arrived before 4pm local time on Monday. He was at the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Scottish Rite.

Usher Raymond V is one of two sons of Usher and Tameka Foster, who divorced two years after getting married in 2007.

The singer went through a long legal fight with his ex-wife and was awarded primary physical custody of his two sons last year.

The near drowning of the singer’s son comes almost a year after Ms Foster’s 11-year-old son, Kile Glover, died after being critically injured in a boating accident.

The boy, who was the stepson of Usher, was run over by a personal watercraft on Lake Lanier, near Atlanta.