Remember the Flaming Lips? They recently posted on social media asking for help finding a band member’s missing 16-year-old daughter – and for once, we have good news for you. She was found!
Here’s what went down:
At a glance:
- Charlotte “Bowie” Drozd, the 16-year-old daughter of Flaming Lips drummer Steven Drozd, has been found safe after being reported missing over the weekend.
- Seattle police confirmed that Charlotte is now reunited with her family, though further details about the case have not been released.
- The search for Charlotte drew attention from celebrities and musicians, including Jack Black and the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Flea, who helped raise awareness.
Charlotte “Bowie” Drozd, the teenage daughter of Steven Drozd, drummer of the Flaming Lips, has been safely reunited with her family after being reported missing on October 5. Seattle police confirmed to TMZ and The New York Post that the 16-year-old was found safe outside of Seattle.
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The case was an “active missing person case,” not categorized as a runaway, which heightened concerns. Charlotte was last seen near the Space Needle in downtown Seattle, and her disappearance prompted a widespread effort by friends, family, and fans to locate her. Celebrities including Jack Black, Fred Armisen, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Flea shared her missing person flyer on social media to assist in the search.
Katy Coyne, wife of Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne, took to Instagram to announce that Charlotte had been found safe, expressing gratitude to those who helped in the search. Wayne Coyne also celebrated the news on his Instagram, writing, “Yessssss, she’s found and is safe… her mother has spoken with her.”
The Seattle Police Department had assigned a detective to the case over the weekend, and the investigation unfolded as concern grew within the music community. Steven Drozd, Charlotte’s father, thanked his bandmate Wayne Coyne for sharing the missing poster and expressed his own uncertainty about the situation, saying, “We don’t know what to do.”
In the midst of Charlotte’s disappearance, the Flaming Lips have also been grieving the recent death of 17-year-old Canadian singer Nell Smith, who collaborated with the band on their 2021 album, Where the Viaduct Looms. Nell was tragically killed in a car accident, according to Wayne Coyne’s announcement during a recent concert in Portland.
Though details of Charlotte’s disappearance remain limited, her safe return is a relief to her family and the community that rallied to support them.
The world is wondering…where was she found?
