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Flaming Lips member Steven Drozd’s daughter, 16, is missing: ‘We don’t know what to do’

The Flaming Lips drummer Steven Drozd’s 16-year-old daughter, Charlotte “Bowie” Drozd, is missing.

The Seattle Police Department shared a missing person alert on X (formerly Twitter) on Sunday with a photo and details of Charlotte.

The teen was last seen Saturday, Oct. 5, at 11:30 a.m. on Broad Street near the Space Needle and Seattle Monorail.

Charlotte “Bowie” Drozd. Wayne Coyne / Instagram

She was wearing khaki color shorts and pink shoes at the time.

Charlotte has long brown hair, brown eyes and stands between 5 foot 7 and 5 foot 9 and weighs 130 to 140 pounds.

The Seattle Police Department confirmed to The Post that there is an active missing person case for Charlotte. A missing persons detective has been assigned to the case.

Charlotte “Bowie” Drozd. Wayne Coyne / Instagram

Drozd, 55, shared a post on X about his daughter.

“Our daughter Charlotte ‘Bowie’ Drozd has been missing in Seattle since 11:30am Saturday. Last seen on the monorail. We welcome any information or help,” the drummer wrote.

Steven Drozd performs in Nashville on Sept. 17, 2024. Getty Images
Steven Drozd’s post about his missing daughter. @drozd_stephen/X

His bandmate, Wayne Coyne, also spread the news about Charlotte on Instagram.

“URGENT!!! Please help if you can !!! Steven’s daughter (she is 16 years old) is missing !!!” the 63-year-old musician wrote.

“She was last seen at the Space Needle early on Saturday…I’ll post more info as soon as I can,” Coyne added.

Drozd wrote in the comments, “Thank you Wayne for posting. We don’t know what to do.”

Wayne Coyne performs in San Francisco in 2009. Getty Images
Wayne Coyne’s post about Steven Drozd’s daughter. Wayne Coyne / Instagram

The post was also shared on the Flaming Lips’ Instagram page, as well as by other current and former members of the band including Michael Ivins, Kliph Scurlock, Matthew Duckworth and Nicholas Ley.

More stars like Juliette Lewis, Jack Black and the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Flea have also spread the word on their social media accounts.

The Post has reached out to a representative for the band for comment.

Drozd previously shared a sweet Instagram photo of Charlotte on her 13th birthday in February 2021.

Charlotte Drozd. @stevendrozd/Instagram

The teenager had on a Rolling Stones hoodie and a plaid skirt in the picture.

“My precious wild Lottie bird is 13 today!!! Love you, Charlotte Michelle ❤️❤️❤️❤️,” Drozd wrote in the tribute to his daughter. 

The Flaming Lips are also dealing with the tragic death of 17-year-old Canadian singer Nell Smith, who collaborated with the band on “Where the Viaduct Looms,” a November 2021 cover album of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds’ music.

Coyne claimed at the band’s concert in Portland on Sunday that Smith was killed in a car accident, but the cause of death has yet to be confirmed.

The Flaming Lips were scheduled to perform Tuesday as their tour continues in Sacramento, Calif.

Anyone with information on Charlotte Drozd is encouraged to contact the Seattle Police Department at 206-625-5011

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