Scott Smith was the bassist for Loverboy from their inception until his death in 2000.
On 30 November 2000, Smith was sailing his boat, the 36-foot Sea Major, with two friends off the coast of San Francisco near the Golden Gate Bridge, when a large wave swept him overboard. Searches conducted by the Coast Guard and a private company hired by friends and family were unsuccessful. Smith was pronounced missing presumed dead, lost at sea.