Liam Payne ‘jumped’ from his hotel balcony before he died at age 31, according to the Buenos Aires Security Ministry

Local authorities confirmed that former One Direction star Liam Payne “jumped from the balcony” of his hotel room, leading to his death. The 31-year-old singer "jumped from the balcony of his third-floor room" at the CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires,

Payne, one-fifth of the wildly successful group One Direction, died after falling from the third floor of an Argentina hotel, local news outlets say.

Liam Payne, who shot to global fame with boy band One Direction, was found dead after he fell from a third-floor hotel room balcony in Buenos Aires, triggering an outpouring of tributes from fans. As news emerged of the 31-year-old English singer's death,

Former One Direction singer Liam Payne, 31, whose chart-topping British boy band generated a global following of swooning fans, was found dead Wednesday after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires,

By Eliana Raszewski BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -One Direction pop star Liam Payne died of multiple traumas and internal bleeding after plunging from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, prosecutors said on Thursday,

Spokesperson for Buenos Aires Security Ministry said that Payne, 31, "jumped" from the balcony of his room on Wednesday (Oct. 16).

Liam Payne's family said they're heartbroken after the musician fell to his death from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Payne, who belonged to the wildly successful band One Direction before its members split up to pursue solo careers in 2016,