John Travolta and wife Kelly Preston are in “unimaginable and unquantifiable” pain over the Friday death of 16-year-old son Jett, a family friend says.
Travolta’s lawyer and close friend, Michael McDermott, and family attorney, Michael Ossi, explain to TMZ.com that it appears Jett’s fatal injury was caused when he hit his head on the bathtub, toilet seat or both.
It’s still unclear if Jett had a seizure that caused him to slip, or if a seizure occurred after he fell. “Not a tremendous amount” of blood was found on the scene, they add.
Police have said that Jett was last seen going into the bathroom Jan. 1, but his body wasn’t found until 10 a.m. on Jan. 2.
But McDermott and Ossi — who are currently in the Bahamas with the Travolta family — say rumors that Jett went undiscovered for hours are completely false. They say it appears Jett was going back and forth to his room, and the injury occurred in a “small window of time” before he was found.
The lawyers also report that a nanny was by Jett’s side around the clock, there was a baby monitor near Jett and the bathroom door chimed every time it was opened.
Although an autopsy won’t be performed until Monday, the lawyers say it appears the cause of death was the striking of Jett’s head.
McDermott says a manager at the Old Bahama Bay Hotel — where the Travolta family has a vacation home — was first on the scene Friday morning with the nanny, and they both administered CPR.
Travolta arrived and took over CPR shortly after for a “substantial period of time…until EMT came and took over.”
Jett was then taken to Rand Memorial Hospital in Freeport, where he was pronounced dead upon arrival, Basil Rahming, the Chief Superintendent of the Grand Bahama Police, confirmed to Usmagazine.com Friday.
Jett’s body will be embalmed Monday afternoon, according to TMZ. There will be a local showing on Tuesday, and then the body will be flown to Ocala, Florida, to be buried.
It’s been reported that Jett had autism, which Travolta has denied — instead saying Jett was inflicted with Kawasaki Syndrome (the six-year-old son of Backstreet Boy Brian Littrell has the same diagnosis), which can lead to heart disease.
Travolta called Jett “my baby” in an interview with the Australian media several years ago.
“He’s my first, and he’s my heart. And he’s a very special boy,” Travolta said. “He’s Daddy’s boy. And…we spend a lot of time together even though I’m pretty busy. He loves the outdoors and he loves to travel.
“He loves being on the plane. We fly in the ultralight together,” he continued. “And…he likes to climb trees and swim.”
Travolta and Preston are also parents to daughter Ella, 8.
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