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| The teenage son of American actor John Travolta has died suddenly while on a family holiday in the Bahamas. | The teenage son of American actor John Travolta has died suddenly while on a family holiday in the Bahamas. |
| The actor's lawyer, Michael Ossi, said Jett Travolta, who was 16, suffered a seizure, and attempts to revive him at the scene failed. | The actor's lawyer, Michael Ossi, said Jett Travolta, who was 16, suffered a seizure, and attempts to revive him at the scene failed. |
| The family were staying in a property in the grounds of the Old Bahama Bay Hotel on Grand Bahama Island. | The family were staying in a property in the grounds of the Old Bahama Bay Hotel on Grand Bahama Island. |
| Jett, who had a history of seizures, was the eldest child of Travolta and his actress wife, Kelly Preston. | Jett, who had a history of seizures, was the eldest child of Travolta and his actress wife, Kelly Preston. |
| Obie Wilchcombe, a parliament member and former tourism ministerin the Bahamas, said an autopsy is planned for Monday. | |
| "John spoke with the minister of health and the doctors andpolice are at the hospital. They're very, very quick to resolvethings," he said. | |
| Mr Wilchcombe said Travolta "spent a tremendous amount of timewith Jett". | |
| "He always brought him along. There was a close affectionaterelationship and lots of love," Mr Wilchcombe told the Larry KingLive show in a live telephone interview. | |
| The couple also have a daughter, Ella Blue, who was born in 2000. | The couple also have a daughter, Ella Blue, who was born in 2000. |
| The family arrived in the Bahamas on a private plane on Tuesday and was staying at their home in the Old Bahama Bay resort community. |