Sad News

In followup to my post from earlier today, it appears that the body of Ra Ra Riot drummer John Pike was found in Fairhaven, Massachusetts:

Body Found in Fairhaven

By Curt Brown
SouthCoastToday.com
June 03, 2007 5:17 PM

FAIRHAVEN — A police dive team today located what is believed to be the body of John Pike, a 23-year-old Hamilton man who has been missing since early Saturday.

The body was found about 4:10 p.m. off Wilbur’s Point in Buzzards Bay. The body was found in about 7 feet of water approximately 150 to 200 yards from where his cell phone was found.

Fire Chief Tim Francis said the clothing on the body matches what Mr. Pike was wearing when he was last seen Saturday about 3 a.m.

“It’s pretty clear it’s him,” Chief Francis said.

Mr. Pike is a 2006 magna cum laude graduate of Syracuse University, according to his aunt, Colleen Stone of Centerville.

“He’s the pride and joy of our family,” she said.

My thoughts and prayers go out to John's family, friends and bandmates.