Liam Payne's former One Direction bandmates Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan and Zayn Malik released a statement on Thursday saying they are "completely devastated" by his death . Payne died Wednesday after falling into the interior patio of a hotel in Buenos Aires, officials in Argentina said. He was 31-years-old.

The death of Liam Payne, a member of the internationally-renowned British boy band One Direction, at 31 has sent a wave of grief worldwide. Payne was reported to have died after falling off a third-floor balcony of a Buenos Aires hotel Wednesday local time.