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By Canadian Press

Liam Payne, former One Direction member, dies at 31 in Argentina hotel fall

Oct 16, 2024 | 4:20 PM

Former One Direction singer Liam Payne was found dead after falling from a third-floor hotel balcony in Buenos Aires on Wednesday, local officials told Argentine media.

He was 31.

Alberto Crescenti, head of the state emergency medical system, said on Argentina’s Todo Noticias TV channel that Payne fell into a courtyard of the Casa Sur Hotel in the trendy Palermo neighborhood of Argentina’s capital.

Crescenti declined to answer further questions about the incident, including whether Payne jumped from the balcony or fell by accident.

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