Former Dolphins full-back Rob Konrad calls the 16-hour-swim he endured after falling off his recreational boat a "boater’s nightmare."

JOHN Travolta described the moments before his son’s death in the Bahamas as he testified yesterday against two people accused of trying to blackmail him with private information about the rescue effort.

John Travolta is "heartbroken" after he tried in vain to save the life of his son Jett by administering emergency mouth-to-mouth resuscitation before paramedics arrived.

Hundreds of people fled their homes and took refuge in shelters set up in schools and churches today as Hurricane Jeanne bore down on the Bahamas with 100mph winds and torrential rains, threatening more destruction to an island chain still recovering from Hurricane Frances.

Police banged on doors to wake up people whose homes flooded as Hurricane Frances tore through the Bahamas today with violent winds that ripped apart roofs, shattered windows and snapped trees. At least one man was electrocuted in the storm.