Liam Payne's girlfriend Kate Cassidy posted 'very grateful' update just before his death

Payne, 31, who hailed from Wolverhampton, has tragically died in a fall from a third floor balcony of a hotel in Buenos Aires in Argentina.

Liam Payne’s girlfriend Kate Cassidy posted a heartfelt message to him in one of the final photos before his death. Payne, 31, who hailed from Wolverhampton, has tragically died in a fall from a third floor balcony of a hotel in Buenos Aires in Argentina.

Before his death, Kate shared one of the final photos of the star before his death alongside a heartfelt message. The model took a snap of the One Direction star, who went solo when the band split, as they rode horses together in the countryside.

The couple had revealed their plans to play polo together on the day of his death. Kate wrote: "I am very grateful for the simple things in life." It came as Liam updated fans from his hotel room just an hour before he died in South America.

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“I’m feeling heartbroken. I remember when I was a kid I had a lot of bullying in my school and his songs helped. I’m devastated. I came as soon as I heard the news,” said 26-year-old fan Martina Belaustgui. “I saw him at Niall’s show a few weeks ago. He was singing and dancing and jumping.”

“I met him when I was 12. He was with his family and I asked for a picture. He was so nice. I was so shy, he tried to talk to me but I couldn’t say anything. I regret that,” said 25-year-old fan Mariana Pinto. Alberto Crescenti, head of Argentina's emergency medical system, told the local press that authorities were investigating the circumstances of Liam's death and conducting an autopsy.

Buenos Aires police said in a statement that Payne fell from the third floor of the Casa Sur Hotel in the trendy Palermo neighborhood of Argentina’s capital, resulting in"'extremely serious injuries." Medics confirmed his death on the spot, the statement said.

Pablo Policicchio, the communications director for the Buenos Aires Security Ministry, said in a statement to The Associated Press that Payne “had jumped from the balcony of his room." Police rushed to the hotel in response to an emergency call just after 5 p.m. local time, he said, warning of an 'aggressive man who could be under the influence of drugs or alcohol.'