Liam Payne hotel guest who witnessed One Direction star fall to his death tells documentary he is 'haunted' by the incident
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A hotel guest who saw One Direction star Liam Payne plunge to his death has revealed the tragedy will forever remained 'burned into his brain'. Singer Payne, 31, died after falling from his third floor balcony at Hotel CasaSur in Buenos Aires on October 16.
![[A drone view shows the balcony on the CasaSur Hotel from where Payne fell to his death]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/17/10/91002019-14200803-A_drone_view_shows_the_balcony_on_the_CasaSur_Hotel_from_where_P-a-4_1734430034304.jpg)
The musician was 'heavily intoxicated' at the time of his death, with a report finding traces of 'alcohol, cocaine and prescription antidepressants' in his system. Officials have since ruled out suicide as the cause of death, explaining that 'in the state he was in, he did not know what he was doing and could not understand it'.
![[Horrified tourist Bret Watson witnessed the moment Payne plunged past his hotel window and said he has been left 'haunted' by the tragedy]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/17/11/93227673-14200803-Horrified_tourist_Bret_Watson_witnessed_the_moment_Payne_plunged-m-34_1734433501218.jpg)
Horrified tourist Bret Watson witnessed the moment Payne plunged past his hotel window and said he has been left 'haunted' by the tragedy. 'It's something that's been burned into my brain and something I'm never going to forget,' Mr Watson admitted. Recounting the harrowing account of the star's death to TMZ, Mr Watson said: 'We happened to be looking out of the window of our hotel at the pool area to show her [the planner] the view from the hotel.
![[Pallbearers carry the coffin of former member of One Direction singer Liam Payne at his funeral on November 20]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/17/10/93226689-14200803-image-a-11_1734431279379.jpg)
'We saw Liam fall... and so we immediately rushed out on the balcony to see what it was and when we looked down we could see that it was Liam laying on the ground.'. One Direction star Liam Payne (pictured) fell to his death from his hotel balcony in Buenos Aires on October 16.
![[An emotional Harry Style departs the funeral of fellow One Direction bandmate, Liam Payne]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/17/10/93226683-14200803-image-a-12_1734431284432.jpg)
