Liam Payne’s cause of death revealed after One Direction member plunged from hotel balcony
By Emily Crane,
10 hours ago
One Direction star Liam Payne fractured his skull and died instantly of “very serious injuries” when he suddenly plunged from his third-floor hotel balcony in Argentina, medical officials said Thursday as they revealed the singer’s cause of death.
First responders had rushed to the CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires after receiving an emergency call from the frantic manager late Wednesday but there was nothing they could do to save him, according to Buenos Aires emergency services chief, Alberto Crescenti.
“Our role was to head there quickly, give medical attention, and try to resuscitate him, but his injuries were incompatible with life,” the top medic said, according to La Nacion .
One Direction’s Liam Payne fractured his skull and died instantly when he suddenly plunged from his third-floor hotel balcony in Argentina, medical officials said. GC Images Buenos Aires emergency services chief Alberto Crescenti said there was nothing paramedics could do to save Payne. via REUTERS
“Based on what the team saw, there was apparently a cranial fracture and extremely serious injuries that led to his immediate death.”
He added: “The team could do absolutely nothing. There was no resuscitation because it was confirmed that he had died. The whole body had very serious injuries.”
The 31-year-old Brit’s cause of death emerged soon after an emergency call, made by the hotel manager, was released detailing the chilling moments leading up to the singer’s fatal fall — including that Payne was “putting his life at risk.”
“Hello, good morning. I just called and my line got disconnected. I’m calling [from] the CasaSur hotel in Palermo, Costa Rica 6032,” the manager could be heard saying in Spanish in the audio.
Forensic workers take the body of Liam Payne on a fire van from the hotel where he died in Buenos Aires on October 16, 2024. AFP via Getty Images
The manager, “Esteban,” claimed Payne was destroying his hotel room and was under the influence of “drugs and alcohol.”
“Well, we have a guest who is drunk on drugs and alcohol. And, well, he’s… When he’s conscious, he’s breaking up the whole room. And, well, we need you to send someone, please,” the manager told the dispatcher.
Police later confirmed they had been called to the hotel after being notified of an “aggressive man who could be under the effects of drugs and alcohol.”
When cops arrived, they discovered Payne’s body in the hotel’s inner courtyard after the manager reported hearing a loud noise coming from there. Getty Images Police later confirmed they had been called to the hotel after being notified of an “aggressive man who could be under the effects of drugs and alcohol.” REUTERS Fans light candles outside the hotel where former One Direction singer Liam Payne was found dead after he fell from a balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024. AP
When cops arrived, they discovered Payne’s body in the hotel’s inner courtyard after the manager reported hearing a loud noise coming from there.
The singer’s body has since been sent for an autopsy, officials said.
The people making jokes on here about this are sick. He wasn’t just a junkie. He was someone that little girls used to look up to. Everybody does bad shit. There’s not many celebrities I can name that haven’t done drugs or drank alcohol. Like come on. Have a brain. If you don’t care about his death then you don’t have to comment or even read the article. Grow up and get a life.
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