Jett Travolta, the 16-year-old son of actor John Travolta and wife Kelly Preston, died Friday while on vacation with his family in the Bahamas.

Jett had suffered a seizure at his family's vacation home at the Old Bahama Bay Hotel on Grand Bahama Island, said Michael Ossi, a lawyer for the family, in a statement through Travolta's rep.

The teen hit his head in a bathtub Friday morning and was declared dead at Rand Memorial Hospital, police spokeswoman Loretta Mackey told the Associated Press.

According to police, a caretaker had found Jett unconscious in the bathroom around 10 a.m. An autopsy is being pursued to determine the exact cause of death.

Jett, who is the only son of Travolta, 54, and Preston, 46, had a history of seizures, according to Ossi. The couple also have a daughter, Ella Bleu, 8.

The death was first reported by TMZ.

In 2003 Preston told Montel Williams that when Jett was 2 he became "very, very ill, but it seemed like flu symptoms" before being diagnosed with Kawasaki disease. The condition, which usually affects children from ages 2 to 5, can cause inflammation of the arteries. Usually treatable, it can lead to lasting heart damage in rare cases.

Preston, who also said Jett suffered from asthma, blamed household cleaners, fertilizers and pesticides for sparking the condition and lobbied for more detailed labeling on chemical products. She credited a detoxification program based on the writings of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard with helping to improve Jett's health.

In November Jett joined his dad in Paris, where Travolta has been shooting From Paris with Love. In 1994 the actor told PEOPLE how much he loved fatherhood. "I can't imagine what life would be like without Jett," he said. "After he was born and cleaned up, I held him for hours while Kelly slept. When they came to take him away for various tests, I said, 'No, you can't see him today. You'll have to do it another day.' I went a little nutsy."

Shit sucks. Scientology killed him.

*tin foil hat*

Well, I have to admit I wonder how their scientology beliefs affected their decisions regarding anti-epileptic drugs, because I know how scientologists feel about "mind-altering drugs" (how Tom Cruise has referred to antidepressants). I'm not sure if scientology advises against medications for conditions like epilepsy though.

It's very tragic.

Apparently...yes. They dont believe that mental illness of ANY kind (and yes I know epilepsy isnt a mental illness) is real and that it can be resolved with spiritual healing. Scientology views mental illness as psychosomatic and believes it should be treated through spiritual healing instead of medication
Scientology is purely evil.
I truly believe this death can be chalked up to his parents freaky religious beliefs.

And they call us strange.

I know,,,,at least we dont kill people for lack of medical attention.

Aw that's sad.

That is really sad :(

.... He hit his head on the bath tub!?!? WTH?!?!

Poor kid. :(

that is so sad...

According to this website on Yahoo, Jett didn't die from hitting his head on the tub like originally suspected, he actually died from the seizure.

This breaks my heart.. I feel so badly for his family. My thoughts and prayers are with them...

i've read that a few times myself.

travolta seems like such a smart guy. how the fuck did he get into scientology?

ten bucks says sea org couldn't control his fat autistic ass anymore so they decided to pull a rosemary kennedy.