Usher’s ex-wife Tameka Foster is honoring the reminiscence of her late son by launching a petition to empty the lake that took his life.
Foster took to intagram on Thursday, July 6 to share the petition she launched on the 11-year anniversary of the Lake Lanier accident that led to her son’s demise.
“On this important day, July 6, we bear in mind the tragic accident on Lake Lanier that ceaselessly altered my life,” Foster shared in her caption.
“My brave son, Kile Glover, fought for 2 weeks with unwavering energy till his passing on July 21.”
It was on July 6, 2012, when Foster’s 11-year-old son Kile Glover was driving an internal tube on the lake when he was hit by a jet ski, Fox 5 Atlanta studies. Glover spent weeks within the hospital preventing for his life earlier than dying from his accidents. A household buddy was convicted of his demise and spent 4 years in jail.
After greater than a decade after the tragic accident, Foster took motion in opposition to the lake the place she misplaced her son. She additionally famous the lake’s “haunted” historical past that dates again to the Fifties when it was created over a former gravesite, as famous by the American Oxford.
“At the moment, we honor his reminiscence by rallying collectively for change,” Foster continued. “Let’s guarantee a safer future by demanding improved security measures, higher zoning, and the removing of haunted particles from the lake.”
The superstar trend stylist closed with a name to motion urging her followers to help her Change.org petition and assist deliver a “contemporary begin” to a lake with such lethal historical past.
“Be part of me in signing the petition and sharing this important trigger. Collectively, we will create a contemporary begin and convey about lasting transformation. #JusticeForKile,” she wrote.
Lake Lanier is taken into account one in every of America’s most harmful lakes with round 700 deaths underneath its belt attributable to accidents and drownings, in accordance to A-Z Animals. Foster’s petition requires Lake Lanier to be drained, cleaned, and restored with security measures “to make sure the well-being of all people participating in private watercraft and leisure actions.”
“Draining, cleansing, and restoring Lake Lanier will not be solely crucial but in addition a chance to honor the reminiscence of those that have misplaced their lives and forestall additional tragedies. We attraction to the related authorities, together with authorities officers, environmental businesses, and stakeholders, to prioritize this important enterprise,” Foster writes within the petition.
“We urge you to allocate the required sources, experience, and funding to provoke the drainage, cleansing, and restoration course of promptly.”
Foster additionally desires stricter laws and zoning for water-related actions on the lake, water security instructional applications, and the acknowledgment of “Accomplice associations tied to the lake.” The petition has over 1,700 signatures towards its 2,500 purpose.
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