In 2011, Sean was involved in a nearly fatal jet ski accident. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Sean was riding on the watercraft with a female companion when it crashed into a bridge. He was taken to the hospital in critical condition and was set to be released after 11 days. During his stay, Sean began experiencing crippling chest pains. He was later examined by doctors, who discovered that he had a torn aorta. Sean underwent emergency heart surgery, which he says saved his life.
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“I had a lot of pain,” Sean said during an appearance on TODAY (via People). “But when I went to visit the surgeon [afterward], he said, ‘Yo, you had a guardian angel that day.’”
Months after the accident, Sean was ordered to pay a $180 fine after investigators found that the singer’s “inexperience” caused the near-fatal blunder. Officers suggested that Sean was carelessly operating the watercraft.
