Ra Ra Riot Drummer John Pike Found Dead In Water After Party

06/04/07 6:00pm

The body of John Pike, drummer for Ra Ra Riot, was found in two metres of water in Buzzards Bay, Mass. on Sunday afternoon.

The band had played a show in Providence, Rhode Island on Friday night and attended a party afterward in Fairhaven, Mass. Pike was last seen leaving the party around 3 a.m. and, when he didn't turn up during the day, a search party set out to look for him.

The 23-year-old's cell phone was spotted on a nearby beach less than a kilometre from where the party took place, and searchers then started dredging the bay. A short time later, his body was found in the water about 200 metres away from where the phone was discovered. No foul play is suspected, a band spokesperson told Spin.com.

Ra Ra Riot formed at Syracuse University early last year and self-released an eponymous EP earlier this year. The alternative pop sextet was scheduled to play a U.S. tour with Toronto's Tokyo Police Club in July and August. There's no word yet how Pike's death will affect the group's future.

A message beside Pike's picture on Ra Ra Riot's MySpace page says: "we will always love and miss you, John."