Payne was pronounced dead on Oct. 16 after falling multiple stories at the CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires, local police confirmed to PEOPLE

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.

One Direction star Liam Payne tragically died on Wednesday, 16 October, at a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and the cause of his death has now been reported

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.

The 31-year-old singer had arrived in Argentina two weeks before his death. Liam Payne said the trip was to support former bandmate Niall Horan during an Oct. 2 concert.

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,

Former One Direction musician Liam Payne died due to multiple traumas and internal and external bleeding caused by a fall, an Argentine prosecutors' office said on Thursday, revealing the first official results of the singer's autopsy.