Liam Payne, the former member of the iconic British boy band One Direction, has tragically passed away after falling from the third floor of his hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

The 31-year-old musician was reported to be staying at the CasaSur hotel located in the Palermo district. According to local police, they received a call regarding "an aggressive man who could be under the effects of drugs and alcohol."

When emergency responders arrived, they found Payne's body in the hotel’s interior patio, where he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Payne gained international fame as part of One Direction, where he performed alongside Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan, and Louis Tomlinson. The band became one of the best-selling musical acts of the 2010s before entering an indefinite hiatus in 2016.