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Article: Travolta family doctor observes son's autopsy
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- January 5, 2009
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A family doctor for John Travolta was observing the autopsy Monday of the actor's teenage son, who died unexpectedly in the family's Grand Bahama island vacation home.
Travolta received permission from the Bahamian government to have his physician attend the procedure, lawmaker Obie Wilchcombe told The Associated Press.
Authorities are trying to determine what caused the death of 16-year-old Jett, who had a history of seizures and was found unconscious in a bathroom Friday morning.
Two doctors, including a U.S.-certified pathologist, were expected to perform the autopsy.
Jett's body was expected to be taken to Grand Bahama's Restview Memorial Mortuary later Monday ...