Liam Payne fractured his skull in fatal fall from hotel balcony: doctor

Liam Payne, seen here in 2023, fractured his skull after falling to his untimely death at an Argentina hotel Wednesday. Dave Benett/Getty Images for Annabel's

First responders were unable to revive Liam Payne after the former One Direction member fractured his skull in a fatal three-story fall from his hotel balcony Wednesday, according to an emergency doctor.

“Our role was to head there quickly, give medical attention and try to resuscitate him, but his injuries were incompatible with life,” Buenos Aires medical services director Alberto Crescenti said, per the US Sun.

“Based on what the team saw, there was apparently a cranial fracture and extremely serious injuries that led to his immediate death,” the medical professional added.

The former One Direction member’s injuries were “incompatible with life,” according to Buenos Aires emergency services director Alberto Crescenti. (Payne is seen here in 2019.) NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images “Based on what the team saw, there was apparently a cranial fracture and extremely serious injuries that led to his immediate death,” the medical professional said of the singer, seen here in his final Snapchat video.

Crescenti declined to comment on whether Payne had been under the influence at the time of the tragic incident and urged the public not to “get ahead of ourselves” while awaiting autopsy results.

The UK-born artist died Wednesday after falling from the third-floor balcony of his room at CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was 31.

Police said Payne sustained “extremely serious injuries” and that medical staffers declared him dead at the scene.

Crescenti would not comment on whether the pop star, seen here in 2019, had been on drugs or alcohol at the time of the fall. WireImage Crescenti urged the public not to assume anything about Payne, seen here in 2018, until autopsy results come in. Getty Images for Nickelodeon

The singer-songwriter had “thrown himself from the balcony of his room,” the spokesperson for the Security Ministry of Buenos Aires municipality, Pablo Policicchio, told the Associated Press.

Cops had been dispatched to the hotel in response to an emergency call reporting an “aggressive man who could be under the influence of drugs or alcohol,” Policicchio shared.

Officers on the scene reportedly then heard a thud and discovered Payne’s body in the hotel courtyard.

Payne died Wednesday after falling three stories from his room at CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires, pictured above. CasaSur Palermo Hotel He reportedly checked into the hotel Monday by himself. CasaSur Palermo Hotel

Crescenti previously told Argentina’s Todo Noticias TV channel that Payne fell 13 to 14 meters.

“We arrived in time to try and revive him, but there was nothing we could do,” Crescenti said, adding that authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding Payne’s death and that an autopsy is being performed.

It has yet to be determined whether Payne’s deadly fall was intentional.

The musician took to Snapchat earlier in the day to share with his fans that he was having a “lovely day,” though the video appeared to be old.

Payne and his girlfriend, Kate Cassidy, had been vacationing in Argentina together before she left the country. Instagram/kateecass Cops arrived at the scene after getting a complaint that Payne was acting out. Getty Images

Payne reportedly caused a scene in the hotel lobby moments before his death, with eyewitnesses telling TMZ that he smashed his laptop and had to be carried back to his room.

The late “What Makes You Beautiful” singer reportedly arrived in Argentina on Sept. 30 with his girlfriend, Kate Cassidy.

Payne — who shared a 7-year-old son named Bear with his ex-girlfriend Cheryl Cole — had posted several photos of his vacation with Cassidy on social media. On Oct. 2, the couple attended his former One Direction bandmate Niall Horan’s concert at the Movistar Arena in Buenos Aires.

Payne climbed to fame when he joined One Direction with Niall Horan, Harry Styles, Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson in 2010. WireImage The late artist shares a young son with his ex, Cheryl Cole, seen here in 2018. Dave Benett/Getty Images for Universal Music

However, Cassidy left the country Monday, and Payne reportedly later checked into CasaSur Palermo alone.

He has been open with his mental health and addiction struggles and even admitted to hitting “rock bottom” and experiencing “suicidal ideation” during his time in the band with Horan, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik.

The pop group formed in 2010, debuting on “The X Factor,” and dismantled for good six years later.