Liam Payne, former One Direction member, dies at 31 in Argentina hotel fall

British singer Liam Payne, a former member of the group One Direction, passed away on October 16, 2024 after falling from the third floor of a hotel in Argentina. | Photo Credit: AP

Former One Direction singer Liam Payne, 31, was found dead after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires on Wednesday (October 16, 2024), local officials said.

Buenos Aires police said in a statement that Payne fell form the third floor of the Casa Sur Hotel in the trendy Palermo neighborhood of Argentina’s capital, resulting in “extremely serious injuries.” Medics confirmed his death on the spot, the statement said.