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Sean Kingston still traumatized by jet ski accident, moves to Hollywood

by theGrio | January 23, 2012 at 2:09 PM
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You may recall Sean Kingston’s horrific jet ski accident last May which left him in the ICU for over 10 days. The Huffington Post reports that the 21-year-old singer is so traumatized by the event that he has vacated his Star Island mansion in Miami and moved to Beverly Hills. Kingston admitted that he could hear the waves from his home and it would give him nightmares of that awful day:

Sean Kingston may be back on his feet, but his thoughts are still in a dark place. Following Kingston’s recovery from a jet ski accident that nearly took his life in May 2010, the “Fire Burning” singer has been forced to leave Florida, where the accident occurred. Kingston and a female passenger collided with the side of a bridge in Miami, leaving Kingston in the ICU for more than 10 days with a torn aorta, broken jaw, fractured wrist and water in his lungs.

“My face was in the water and that’s what crushed my lungs, because there was so much water,” Kingston told the “Today” show after his accident. “It feels great, it’s a blessing. God is great. For me to still be here it’s only God’s work.

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