Liam Payne, the former One Direction member, has died at the age of 31 in Argentina after falling from a third-floor hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, according to police.
Authorities reported that they found Payne’s body after emergency services responded to a call in the upscale Palermo neighborhood.
Payne gained worldwide fame as part of the beloved boyband formed on the X Factor in 2010, alongside Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan, and Zayn Malik.
Earlier this month, he had attended a concert in Argentina for his former bandmate Niall Horan.
Police in Buenos Aires indicated that officers initially responded to reports of an aggressive man possibly under the influence of drugs and alcohol. Upon arriving at the hotel, they heard a loud noise from an interior courtyard, where they later found Payne’s body. An investigation is now underway.
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Emergency services director Alberto Crescenti informed local media that Payne had sustained “serious injuries” and that an autopsy would be performed. He refrained from commenting on the specifics of the fall.
The UK Foreign Office has stated it is coordinating with Argentinian authorities regarding the reports of a British man’s death, but no further information has been released.
Payne appeared to post on Snapchat just hours before the incident, saying: “It’s a lovely day here in Argentina.”
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