Former One Direction Star Liam Payne’s death occurred after he “jumped from the balcony” of the hotel room where he was staying in Buenos Aires, local authorities said Wednesday night.

Former One Direction singer Liam Payne died instantly from multiple injuries, including a fractured skull, after falling 45 feet from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires. The 31-year-old star fell from the third floor into the courtyard of the Casa Sur Hotel in Argentina's capital city, where medics later confirmed his death.