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John Travolta's 16-year-old son dies
Jan 2, 2009, 23:02 GMT
(FILE) A file picture dated 27 February 2007 showing US actors John Travolta (L) and wife Kelly Preston (2-R) arrive with their daughter Ella and her friend Cate (far R) for the premiere of the film \'Wild Hogs\' in Hollywood, California, USA. According to media reports on 02 January 2009, the couple\'s 16-year-old son Jett died at the family\'s vacation home in the Bahamas when suffering a seizure while he was in the bathtub and fell, fatally hitting his head. Travolta and Preston had been under increased public pressure to admit Jett suffered from autism, a disease which is not officially recognised by the church of Scientology, of which they are members. EPA/PAUL BUCK
Los Angeles - The 16-year-old son of Hollywood star John Travolta died Friday while the family was vacation in the Bahamas.
Jett Travolta, the son of John and his wife Kelly Preston, was found unconscious on the bathroom of the family's suite at the Old Bahama Bay Resort on Friday morning, according to a police statement published by celebrity website TMZ.
The cause of death was unknown pending an autopsy, but the teenager reportedly suffered from seizures. He was pronounced dead after being transported to a hospital.
Travolta has said in the past that his son has Kawasaki Syndrome, a condition which often leads to heart disease, TMZ said.
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