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Nassau, Bahamas: An autopsy to determine the cause of death of John Travolta’s son is planned for Monday, authorities said.

Sixteen-year-old Jett Travolta was found dead in his home in the Bahamas after apparently hitting his head on the bathtub.

A house caretaker found the teenager unconscious in a bathroom late on Friday morning. He was taken by ambulance to a Freeport hospital, where he was pronounced dead, the statement said.

Family attorney Michael Ossi said in a statement that Jett died suddenly after suffering a seizure on Friday.

Obie Wilchcombe, a parliament member and former tourism minister in the Bahamas, said that an autopsy is planned for Monday, and "we expect a quick resolution."

"John spoke with the minister of health and the doctors and police are at the hospital. They're very, very quick to resolve things," he said.

Wilchcombe said Travolta "spent a tremendous amount of time with Jett."

In 1994, Travolta shed light on his love of Jett in an interview with People magazine.

"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."

Travolta, 54, and his wife, actress Kelly Preston, 46, also have an 8-year-old daughter, Ella Bleu.