We are heartbroken, the Payne family said (via theBBC).

Liam will forever live in our hearts and well remember him for his kind, funny and brave soul.

Payne died after falling from the third floor of the CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 28: Liam Payne attends the World Premiere of “I Am Bolt” at Odeon Leicester Square on November 28, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Marsland/Mike Marsland/WireImage)

Liam Payne in 2016.Mike Marsland/Mike Marsland/WireImage/Getty Images

He is tearing the whole room apart, the hotel employee told the emergency operator.

By the time police arrived, Payne had already fallen to his death.