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Chilling emergency call from a panicked hotel manager about Liam Payne’s last moments alive
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Chilling emergency call from a panicked hotel manager about Liam Payne’s last moments alive

A newly released emergency call details the chilling moments that led to One Direction star Liam Payne’s fatal fall from a hotel balcony in Argentina.

A panicked manager at the CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires pleaded with police and requested “urgent” help, claiming the out-of-control singer was “putting his life in danger”

“Hello, good morning. I just called and my line was disconnected. I am calling (from) the CasaSur hotel in Palermo, Costa Rica 6032,” the manager is heard saying in Spanish in audio obtained by The Sun UK and La Nacion.

“What happened there, sir?” the operator replied.

The manager, “Esteban,” claimed Payne was trashing his hotel room and was under the influence of “drugs and alcohol.”

“Well, we have a guy who is drunk on drugs and alcohol. And well, he’s… When he’s conscious, he destroys the whole room. And, well, we need you to send someone, please,” the distressed manager begged.

A panicked emergency call provides information about Liam Payne’s last minutes of life. via REUTERS

They discussed the location of the hotel and the manager insisted, “You need to send someone urgently because I don’t know if this guy’s life is in danger.” They must be in a room with a balcony. And well, we are a bit afraid that he will do something, that he will endanger his life.”

“How long has it been there or is it a residential hotel?” the operator asked.

“No, no, he’s been there for two or three days,” the manager said.

“We have a guest who is intoxicated on drugs and alcohol,” the manager told authorities. Amelia McGoldrick/MEGA
The singer fell from the third floor of the hotel into the courtyard. Casa Sur Palermo Hotel
Fans rushed to the hotel to honor Liam Payne after the tragedy. Getty Images

“Resources” were dispatched at 5:04 p.m. and emergency medical services were requested after police were notified of a fall around 5:07 p.m., La Nacion reported.

Payne died at the scene, with authorities saying “there was no way to revive him.” Payne’s body was placed in an ambulance that drove away with a police escort.

It is not clear whether Payne’s death was intentional or accidental, but Pablo Policicchio, representative of the Buenos Aires Ministry of Security, stated that the musician “threw himself from the balcony of his room.”

Eyewitnesses at the hotel told TMZ that Payne was “behaving erratically” in the hotel lobby shortly before the 31-year-old hitmaker fell from the hotel’s third-floor balcony.

The pop star allegedly broke his laptop in the lobby and had to be carried to his room.

Forensic investigators in hazmat suits went to the hotel where the pop star died. AP
It is not clear whether Payne’s death was intentional or accidental. REUTERS

An insider told Page Six that “Liam had been going through episodes of destructive behavior for quite some time,” adding that “his demons were much worse than he let on.”

Shortly before his death, Payne claimed he had a “beautiful day in Argentina” in a since-deleted Snapchat story while on vacation with girlfriend Kate Cassidy.

Cassidy flew back to Miami on Monday – two days before the tragedy.

The couple was in Argentina to see his former One Direction bandmate, Niall Horan, perform on October 2, but then stayed longer than originally planned.

Liam Payne was in Argentina to see his former One Direction bandmate Niall Horan perform. Richard Young/Shutterstock
Cassidy told TikTok followers, “I was so ready to leave Argentina,” as she traveled solo back to Florida two days before her boyfriend died. GC images

Payne told fans in an Instagram story that he needed to “sort things out” with Horan, but did not elaborate.

The Post has reached out to Payne’s representatives for comment.