Local police said Payne was declared dead on the spot after falling from the third floor of the Casa Sur Hotel in Buenos Aires.

A hotel desk manager called 911 with concerns about Payne, the former One Direction singer, shortly before he fell from a third-floor balcony. The results of toxicology reports are pending.

Former One Direction band member Liam Payne has died at age 31 after falling from the third floor of the CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, according to police. The exact circumstances surrounding his death are still unclear.

Liam Payne, who passed away at the age of 31 in a tragic incident, has left a timeless legacy behind him.The late musician was one of the member of a wildly popular boy band, One Direction, from 2010 to 2016.

English singer Zayn Malik has postponed a tour to the U.S. following the death of his former One Direction bandmate Liam Payne

His death has been particularly profound in Britain, where Payne, a member of the boy band One Direction, first achieved fame. “We don’t know loss like this,” one fan said.

Investigators in Argentina are now working to reconstruct Payne's final hours, after saying the singer's death likely occurred after "some kind of episode due to substance abuse." Payne's room was found destroyed,