Tragic new details have emerged
One Direction star Liam Payne passed
away at the age of 31 after reportedly falling from the balcony of his
third floor hotel room.
Yesterday (October 16) at around 5:00pm, police were called to the CasaSur hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Authorities were told by the hotel manager a
man had fallen from the balcony of his room, confirmed to be that of
31-year-old Payne, who rose to fame as part of band One Direction on the British singing show The X-Factor.
Police said in a statement they were called over reports of an ‘aggressive man who could be under the effects of drugs and alcohol’.
In audio from the Buenos aires security ministry obtained by Reuters, a hotel worker can be heard telling police when
the man ‘is conscious he is destroying the room’ and that staff feared
for the guest’s own life, needing authorities to ‘send someone’ to help.
And the head of the state emergency medical system has also released a statement adding further details.
Alberto Crescenti said on on Argentina’s Todo Noticias TV channel:
” At 17.04 through the 911 integrated public safety system, we were
alerted of a person who was in an internal courtyard of the management
of a south house hotel.
“At 17.11 a SAME team arrived and verified the death of this man and later we found out that he was a singer in a musical group.
“Unfortunately, he had injuries that
were incompatible with life, as a result of his fall, so we had to
confirm his death, there was no possibility of resuscitation.”
Tributes have since been flying in on social media.
One Twitter user
said: “Like this isn’t just the loss of liam payne, this is the loss of
one direction like it will never be the same again nothing will ever be
the same again.”
“It feels unreal… One Direction was such a
huge part of our lives, and now this news about Liam just hits so hard.
Rest in peace, Liam,” another added.
A third commented: “To the friends and
family of Liam Payne we send you our deepest condolences for the loss of
Liam he will surely be missed.”
And a fourth resolved: “From auditioning on
X-Factor to becoming part of one of the biggest boy bands in the world,
Liam Payne’s journey has been nothing short of incredible. Thank you for
the music and memories.”
UNILAD previously contacted representatives for Payne for comment.
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