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How did Liam Payne die?

Liam Payne died after falling off a third-floor story hotel room balcony at the CasaSur Palermo Hotel on October 16, 2024. Alberto Crescenti, Buenos Aires emergency services chief, told La Nación that Liam Payne suffered “serious injuries” that were untreatable once responders arrived at the scene.

“Our role was to head there quickly, give medical attention, and try to resuscitate him, but his injuries were incompatible with life,” he explained. “Based on what the team saw, there was apparently a cranial fracture and extremely serious injuries that led to his immediate death.” The chief emphasized that his team could not save him. “The team could do absolutely nothing,” he continued. “There was no resuscitation because it was confirmed that he had died. The whole body had very serious injuries.”

October 17, 2024: Argentina media posts drug paraphernalia found in Liam Payne’s hotel room

Argentine news outlet La Nacion reported that the former One Direction singer’s room at the CasaSur Palermo Hotel had a smashed television, a half-filled champagne glass, and foil and “traces of white powder” scattered. Wax and aluminum foil were found in the bathtub.

The outlet reported police would be investigating any person who supplied Liam with any banned substances if they are proven to have been in his room. Two women were seen leaving Liam Payne’s hotel room before
October 16, 2024: The 911 Call from Liam Payne’s hotel transcription is released

A transcription of the 911 call was obtained by multiple outlets. Here’s a transcription provided by BBC:

Call handler: 911 where’s your emergency?

Caller: Hello.

Call handler: 911 what’s your emergency?

Caller: Hello, good afternoon, look I’m calling you from the hotel CasaSur Palermo, which is located in Costa Rica [St] 6032.

Call handler: 6032? Is that between Cramer [St] and…

Caller: Yes, that’s correct it’s between Arévalo [St] and Dorrego [St]. So, we have a guest who is high on drugs and who is trashing the room. Erm, so we need someone to come.

Call handler: Understood, so you’re telling me [he] is being aggressive? Sir, can you please repeat the name of the hotel? Sir?

Caller: The first call gets cut off and a second 911 call is made.

Call handler: 911 where’s your emergency?

Caller: Hello, good day, I just called but got cut off. I’m calling from the hotel CasaSur Palermo, Costa Rica [St] 6032.

Call handler: What’s happening at that location, sir?

Caller: Well, we’ve got a guest who has had too many drugs and alcohol and, well, when he is conscious he is trashing the entire room and we need you to send someone, please.

Call handler: He is under the effect of alcohol and drugs, is he, sir?

Caller: Yes, correct.

Call handler: You said Costa Rica St at which location?

Caller: Costa Rica 6032.

Call handler: That’s between Arévalo and Cramer?

Caller: Yes.

Call handler: You said it’s a hotel? What’s it called?

Caller: CasaSur Palermo, and we need you to send someone urgently because, well, I don’t know whether his life may be in danger, the guest’s life. He is in a room with a balcony and well, we’re a little afraid that he…

Call handler: Since when has he been there or is this a long-stay hotel?

Caller: He’s been here for two or three days.

Call handler: Understood, you wouldn’t know any other details because you can’t get in, right?

Caller: No.

Call handler: We’ll notify the SAME (medical emergency) staff as well, yes?

Caller: Yes, what I’m asking is for someone to come urgently because, well…

Call handler: We’ve notified SAME. Any other details you can provide. Who are you, are you in charge?

Caller: I am the chief receptionist.

Call handler: In charge at the location?

Caller: Yes, yes.

Call handler: We’ve now reported this. What’s your name, sir?

Caller: Esteban.

Call handler: We’ve reported it.

Caller: Ok.

Call handler: Thanks for calling, you can free up the line now.

Caller: Are you sending the police as well or not?

Call handler: The police and the local – wait give me a second – the local authorities and the SAME.

Caller: No, no, just the SAME. Just the SAME.

Call handler: Understood, don’t worry, we’ve reported it.

Caller: Yes, perfect, many thanks.

Call handler:You told me that [the guest] is under the influence of drugs and alcohol and the SAME doesn’t go in alone.

Caller: The SAME doesn’t go in alone? Ok, ok.

Call handler: No, it’s [been] reported [to the police] regardless. If the police arrives you explain [what’s going on] and if they need the SAME, they call them.

Caller: Good, ok. Perfect.

Call handler: We’ve made the report, have a good day, sir.

Caller: Good, thanks, same to you.
October 16, 2024: Buenos Aires police confirm Liam Payne’s cause of death

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Buenos Aires police confirmed that Liam Payne died when he fell from the third floor of the Casa Sur Hotel in the Palermo neighborhood of Argentina’s capital, resulting in “extremely serious injuries.” Medics confirmed his death on the spot, the statement said.

Pablo Policicchio, the communications director for the Buenos Aires Security Ministry, said in a statement to The Associated Press that Payne “had jumped from the balcony of his room.” Police rushed to the scene after they received a 911 call about an “aggressive man who could be under the influence of drugs or alcohol.”
October 16, 2024: CNN & TMZ reports Liam Payne is dead

CNN and TMZ were the first to report that Liam Payne died in Buenos Aires, Argentina. TMZ controversially posted pictures of Liam’s body—which was removed after backlash. “TMZ obtained a photo showing Liam’s body on a wooden deck at the hotel with tables and chairs nearby,” TMZ’s article read. “We’re not showing the whole body, but you can clearly see his tattoo — a clock on his left forearm, and a scorpion on his abdomen.”
Octobber 16, 2024: Liam Payne posts Snapchat videos in Argentina

Just hours before his death, Liam Payne posted a couple of updates on his Snapchat. In his first update, he wrote that he was having a “lovely day in Argentina.” He also posted that he was “spending quality time” with his girlfriend Kate Cassidy. In a separate clip, the singer said he and Cassidy were really “enjoying” their time on vacation. However, many people believe that Kate Cassidy left Argentina the weekend before his death, so the Snapchat videos could be delayed.