The revelation came during dramatic testimony in a extortion trial that detailed his son's final moments. Travolta was testifying at Nassau Supreme Court against two men who are charged with trying to extort $25 million from the actor.
The defendants -- an ambulance driver and a former Bahamas senator — allegedly demanded the cash and threatened to reveal details about Jett's death.
Travolta testified that he had desperately tried to save his 16-year-old son's life, performing mouth-to-mouth resuscitation while a nanny performed CPR.
Travolta described how he and his wife Kelly Preston were awakened by the nanny at 10:15 a.m. on Jan. 2 after Jett collapsed in a bathroom.
"I ran downstairs with my wife to help my son," Travolta told the jury.
Travolta said Jett was autistic and suffered seizures every five to 10 days. "He was autistic. He suffered from a seizure disorder." Jett would typically sleep for 12 hours after a seizure, the actor said.
Source: Vancouver Sun