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Liam Payne posted several videos to his Snapchat Story in the hours leading up to his shocking death.
In one of the since-deleted snaps, the One Direction alum told fans he was having a "lovely day" while spending time with girlfriend Kate Cassidy in Argentina.
The couple sat around a breakfast table and discussed their plans for the day, which included horseriding.
In a separate clip, the singer said he and Cassidy were really "enjoying" their time on holiday. He also posted a video of him and the influencer making silly faces, captioned: "Quality time."
It’s unclear whether the clips were published straight to the app or were pre-scheduled recordings. Payne's Snapchat was scrubbed following reports of his death.
TMZ reported Wednesday that Payne died after falling from a third-floor balcony at the CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires. Witnesses told the outlet he fell shortly after 5pm local time.
The ‘Strip Down’ singer had allegedly been acting erratically in the hotel lobby earlier, reportedly smashing a laptop before being escorted back to his room.
Earlier this month, Payne flew to Argentina to support his former bandmate Niall Horan, who had a show there, then stayed in the South American country for an extended holiday.
Payne rose to stardom at 16 when he found success on ‘The X Factor’ in 2010. Despite auditioning as a solo act, the singer was put into a group alongside Horan, Harry Styles, Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson, forming the boy band One Direction.
Payne went on to have a successful solo career after the boy band went on an indefinite hiatus in 2015.
He was 31. He leaves behind a son, Bear, aged seven, and his girlfriend of two years Kate Cassidy.
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