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Liam Payne, a singer who rose to fame as a member of the band One Direction, died on Oct. 16<\/a> at age 31 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Prior to his death, Payne had struggled with addiction, sharing that he was in rehab for 100 days in 2023.<\/p>\n Payne died after he fell from the third floor of a hotel around 5 p.m. local time. According to a press release from the Argentina National Prosecutor’s Office<\/a> about his autopsy report, authorities found what appeared to be alcohol and narcotic substances in his hotel room.<\/p>\n An analysis to determine whether there was alcohol or drugs in Payne\u2019s stomach and blood at the time of his death has been requested, according to the prosecutor\u2019s office.<\/p>\n Minutes before Payne’s death, a hotel staff member had called “the 911 emergency line asking for help for a guest who was under the influence of drugs and alcohol and who had destroyed some objects in the room,” according to the release. The call did not mention Payne by name.<\/p>\n “He is in a room that has a balcony and we are a little afraid he will do something that puts his life at risk,” the staff member said, according to audio obtained by Telemundo, part of NBCUniversal.<\/p>\n \u201cEverything indicates that the musician was alone when the fall occurred, and that he was going through some kind of breakdown as a result of substance abuse,” the prosecutor’s office said.<\/p>\n Representatives for Payne have not responded to NBC News’ request for comment. The musician’s family released a statement<\/a> about the loss, calling him “a kind, funny and brave soul.”<\/p>\n Here’s what we know about Payne’s death and what he’s shared about his history of addiction and his mental health.<\/p>\n In a statement to Telemundo, the Sistema de Atencio Medica de Emergencia offered the following details on Payne’s death on Oct. 16.<\/p>\n “British musician Liam James Payne, composer and guitarist, former member of the band One Direction, died today after falling from the third floor of a hotel in Palermo,” the statement read. “In the afternoon, police personnel from Precinct 14B were directed to the hotel by a 911 call reporting an aggressive man who could be under the influence of drugs or alcohol.”<\/p>\n The Security Ministry of Buenos Aires told the Associated Press <\/a>that Payne \u201chad jumped from the balcony of his room.\u201d When medics responded to the scene, they declared Payne dead, citing<\/a> \u201cextremely serious injuries.\u201d<\/p>\n Per a press release from the Argentina National Prosecutor’s Office, Payne died of “polytrauma and internal and external bleeding.”<\/p>\n The release notes that “a series of substances were seized from the musician\u2019s room, which would prove a previous situation of alcohol and drugs consumption.”<\/p>\n After falling from the balcony, Payne experienced \u201cmultiple traumatic injuries\u201d and \u201cinternal and external bleeding,\u201d which led to his death. It appears Payne was alone when he fell, and “no injuries were observed that could suggest the intervention of third parties,” the prosecutor’s office said.<\/p>\n Per the prosecutor’s office, the position Payne’s body was found in indicated that he “did not adopt a reflexive posture to protect himself and that he could have fallen in a state of semi or total unconsciousness.”<\/p>\nHow did Liam Payne die?<\/h2>\n
An autopsy report revealed Payne’s cause of death<\/h3>\n
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