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Australian Destanee Aiava attempted suicide: “I did not want to make it to my 22nd birthday”

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Australian WTA player Destanee Aiava revealed that she wanted to throw herself off a bridge on the night of Easter Sunday, but people that drove by dragged her off the rails.

Aiava, who turned 22 on May 10th, revealed the devastating news in her birthday post on Instagram:

The night of Easter Sunday (17th April) I was going to throw myself off a bridge onto the M1, 3 people drove by, dragged me off the rails and drove me home.

I did not want to make it to my 22nd birthday, but I know my family and friends would be happy to know I’m alive on this day that’s meant to be special.