OBITUARIES / PASSINGS / JETT TRAVOLTA
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Jett Travolta, 16, the son of actor John Travolta and his wife, actress Kelly Preston, died in the Bahamas after falling ill and hitting his head at his family’s vacation home, police said Friday.
A house caretaker found the younger Travolta unconscious in a bathroom late Friday morning. He was taken by ambulance to a hospital in Freeport, where he was pronounced dead, according to a statement by Basil Rahming, the chief police superintendent.
The teenager had last been seen going into the bathroom Thursday and had a history of seizures, according to the statement. Police said an autopsy is planned to determine the cause of death.
Another police spokeswoman, Loretta Mackey, said Jett apparently hit his head on the bathtub.
A spokeswoman for Rand Memorial Hospital in Freeport said she could not release any information because of privacy concerns.
Jett was the oldest child of Travolta and Preston, who also have an 8-year-old daughter.
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