By ISABEL DEBRE
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Former One Direction singer Liam Payne, The 31-year-old was found dead on Wednesday after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, local officials said.
Buenos Aires police said in a statement that Payne fell from the third floor of the Casa Sur Hotel in the Argentine capital’s trendy Palermo district, causing “extremely serious injuries.” Medics confirmed his death at the scene, the statement said.
Alberto Crescenti, head of the state’s emergency medical system, said on Argentine TV channel Todo Noticias that Payne fell in a courtyard, but declined to answer further questions about the incident, including whether Payne jumped from the balcony or fell accidentally . Crescenti told Todo Noticias that authorities were investigating the circumstances of his death and conducting an autopsy.
Argentine media reported that Payne was in Buenos Aires to attend his former One Direction bandmate’s concert Niall Horan.
Payne had one 7 year old son, Bear Gray Payne, with his ex-girlfriend, the musician Cheryl who was known as Cheryl Cole when she performed with Girls Aloud. He is also survived by his parents, Geoff and Karen Payne, and his two older sisters, Ruth and Nicola. Representatives for Payne did not immediately return emails and phone calls.
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