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Inside the heartbreaking struggle haunting the tragic couple who plunged to their death from a harbourside footbridge in Sydney's CBD after a night at the casino
The married couple who plunged from a Sydney overpass had longed for a baby and were battling heartbreaking fertility struggles in the lead up to their death.
Angela Nesbitt and Steven Dash left The Star casino, in Pyrmont, about 8.55am on Saturday before falling from an overpass near Sydney Harbour Bridge, onto Harbour Street, about 9.45am.
Security guards asked Ms Nesbitt and Mr Dash, who lived in Sydney's south, to leave the casino following concerns over their 'erratic' behaviour.
The couple, who lived in Sydney's south and wed in October 2022, had a well-documented history of mental health issues and had previously threatened self-harm.
But Daily Mail can reveal the pair were also grappling with heartbreaking fertility struggles that weighed heavily on them in the months leading up to their death.
Ms Nesbitt, 48, was a member of several online support groups for surrogacy and egg donation, desperate for the chance to have a baby of her own.
On Christmas Day 2023, just over a year after her wedding, she signed up to one such community, taking her first tentative steps towards her dream.
Around the same time the couple also posted a heartbreaking online advert in the 'looking for an egg donor angel' section of a website alongside a smiling photo of themselves.
While egg donation in Australia is altruistic, with donors only paid their expenses and not paid for their eggs, a single round of IVF can cost up to $15,000.
The average patient usually requires a minimum of three rounds of IVF treatment, with a total cost approaching $50,000.
Police have confirmed the couple's visit to the casino, and whether they had been gambling, is under investigation.
Security guards at The Star asked the pair to leave about 8.55am on Saturday, citing concerns about their 'erratic' behaviour.
Police were alerted after a comment was reportedly made to security about self-harming, sparking fears for the couple's welfare.
Officers began searching the Pyrmont and Darling Harbour area, but less than an hour later received reports two people had fallen from the overpass onto Harbour Street.
Emergency services rushed to the scene but both Ms Nesbitt and Mr Dash were pronounced dead.
Ms Nesbitt and Mr Dash's history of mental health issues is to be examined.
Last year, police responded to an incident involving the couple, in which they reportedly threatened self-harm at the Queen Victoria Building.
'They are known to have a history of mental health issues,' a police source told the Daily Telegraph.
'They were at The Star for some time [but] the male was acting erratically so they asked him to leave.
'We believe a comment was then made to security at The Star about committing self-harm, and security did the right thing and called police.
'Officers were looking for the couple when they got the call (about their deaths).'
In a statement released on Saturday, NSW Police confirmed officers had 'established there were no suspicious circumstances' surrounding the couple's death.
Investigators conducted extensive inquiries, including sourcing mobile phone and CCTV footage.
Ms Nesbitt and Mr Dash had recently travelled overseas together, sharing holiday snaps to their social media accounts.
The couple's double suicide led to significant traffic disruptions after police taped off a crime scene and shut down major roads.
Two southbound lanes from the Sydney Harbour Bridge were closed for several hours.
Motorists were diverted onto the Anzac Bridge while officers carried out their investigation.
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