Crowded House drummer Hester hanged himself in park

PAUL HESTER, the drummer from popular 1980s Australian rock band, Crowded House, hanged himself in a park in southern Australia, an emergency services spokeswoman said.

Hester, 46, had failed to return home after taking his two dogs for a walk on Friday night. The drummer’s body was later found in a park near his home in the southern Australian city of Melbourne.

Hester played in several small bands before joining the New Zealand group, Split Enz, in 1983.