FormerOneDirectionstarLiamPaynediedafterfallingfromthethirdfloorofhishotelroominArgentina,accordingtostatepolice.
EmergencyserviceswerecalledWednesdayeveninginordertodealwithamanactingerraticallyandperhapsundertheinfluence,AlbertoCrescenti,thedirectorofSAME,BuenosAiresEmergencyMedicalServicestoldABCNews.
CrescentitoldlocalArgentinianmediaoutletTNthatPaynefell13to14meters,theequivalentofabout42to45feet,describingtheinjuriesas"veryserious"and"incompatiblewithlife."
Crescentiaddedemergencyservicesarrivedatthesceneat5:11p.m.localtime,sevenminutesaftertheyreceivedtheemergencyservicescall.Crescentialsotoldtheoutlettherewasnopossibilityoftryingtosavetheman,whoseidentitywasonlydiscoveredafterhewasconfirmeddead.
TheEnglishsingerwas31.
PaynewasstayingatthehotelCasaSurinPalermo,BuenosAires,accordingtopolice.
Sincethebandannounceditshiatusin2015,Paynebeganasolocareer,releasingthesong"StripThatDown"in2017andthealbum"LP1"in2019.
DespiteOneDirectionsplittingup,Paynetold"GMA"thathedoes"missbeingwiththeboys."
RememberingOneDirectionstarLiamPayne
ThesingersharedaYouTubevideoin2023inwhichherevealedhehadbeensoberforsixmonthsafterspendingnearly100daysataLouisianarehabfacility.
Thesingersaidhewaschannelinghisenergyintobeingabetterdadforhisson,Bear,whohesharedwithsingerCherylCole.
Paynereleasedthesong"Teardrops"inMarch,whichhesaidonInstagramwas"bornfrommanytears,notallmine."
"IhopeyouloveitlikeIdoandnottoomanyofyoucanrelate,"headded.