PEOPLE confirmed that the former One Direction singer died after falling from a balcony at the CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Wednesday, Oct. 16.
Liam Payne chronicled his final days and hours on social media before his death at age 31.
PEOPLE confirmed that the former One Direction singer fell from multiple stories at the CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Wednesday, Oct. 16. Police are currently investigating the cause of his death and an autopsy will be performed.
Payne attended former bandmate Niall Horan’s The Show: Live on Tour concert at the Movistar Arena in Buenos Aires on Wednesday, Oct. 2.
The musician was traveling with his girlfriend, Kate Cassidy, who appeared in various videos from his final posts on Snapchat, which were posted from a friend’s house.
In one of the final videos that appeared to be from four days ago, Payne wrote “Lovely day in Argentina” and showed himself “enjoying coffee and breakfast” at 1 p.m. with Cassidy.
In another post, the couple posed together for a selfie with the caption “quality time” and a heart emoji.
“We’re going to ride some horses. I think I’m gonna be playing polo again, which is gonna put me out of action for about six weeks. Honestly, polo out of everything I’ve ever done sports-wise, Not that I’m, like, taking it polo professionally, By the way. I’m just like I had to go for some fun. It’s so hard to do. Number one, number two, my back and my neck from swinging that hammer around or mallet, think it’s called,” he told his viewers.
“It hurts a lot. It’s very tough to do, but we’re enjoying ourselves here,” he added.
Payne expressed his concern for his followers affected by Hurricane Milton, telling his fans it was a “scary thing to watch from far away.”
He ended his series of posts with videos of himself showing off the artwork at a friend’s house and posing for a selfie with swim trunks with Cassidy.
The former One Direction band member also teased his Halloween costume by sharing a photo of himself looking out in the distance while sitting in a chair. “Halloween costume idea: forest gump,” he wrote.