Details about singer Liam Payne's cause of death emerged less than a day after the One Direction alumnus died falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires.

Liam Payne's family said they're heartbroken after the musician fell to his death from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Payne, who belonged to the wildly successful band One Direction before its members split up to pursue solo careers in 2016, was 31.

Authorities have provided more information about the death of singer Liam Payne. Buenos Aires Security Ministry communications director Pablo Policicchio said that the One Direction member "had jumped from the balcony of his room" in a statement to the Associated Press and PEOPLE.

There was apparently a cranial fracture and extremely serious injuries that led to his immediate death,” an emergency medical professional said.

Former One Direction singer Liam Payne was found dead after falling from a third-floor hotel balcony in Buenos Aires on Wednesday, local officials told Argentine media.

Payne, one-fifth of the wildly successful group One Direction, died after falling from the third floor of an Argentina hotel, local news outlets say.

Payne was was pronounced dead on Oct. 16 after falling multiple stories at the CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires, local police confirmed to PEOPLE

The 31-year-old singer had arrived in Argentina two weeks before his death. Liam Payne said the trip was to support former bandmate Niall Horan during an Oct. 2 concert.