Rock star Jon Bon Jovi helped talk a woman off the ledge of a bridge in Nashville this week, bringing a new meaning to 鈥�.鈥�
The Metro Nashville Police Department that Bon Jovi and his team had persuaded the distressed, unidentified woman to come 鈥渙ff the ledge over the Cumberland River to safety.鈥�
鈥淚t takes all of us to help keep each other safe,鈥� added Police Chief John Drake.
The police also shared a video of the incident, which has since been taken down by YouTube.
But other clips posted by and help paint a picture of what happened on the Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge 鈥� a truss bridge offering panoramic views of the Nashville skyline 鈥� Tuesday night.
Footage of Jon Bon Jovi saving a woman鈥檚 life by talking with her and getting her off the edge of committing suicide
— Jerry Braden (@Jerrybraden92)
Absolutely love this guy & his compassion towards people
My hero not only as a musician, but as a human being
Hope this lady is doing a lot better
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The 62-year-old singer happened to be filming a music video for his song 鈥淭he People鈥檚 House鈥� on the bridge, which remained open to the public, . At one point, he noticed a woman in blue standing nearby on the outside ledge of the bridge.
Overhead footage shows Bon Jovi and another woman from his team walking toward the woman, who is facing the water but notices as they approach. Bon Jovi greets her with a single wave, which she returns.
Then he comes to a stop a few feet away and leans over the railing. His team member, whom The Tennessean describes as a production assistant, joins them and the three proceed to talk, though the video does not capture sound.
After about half a minute, the production assistant puts her hand on the woman鈥檚 back and helps her turn around so that she鈥檚 facing the bridge. After a little more discussion, Bon Jovi and his colleague each grab one of her arms and help hoist her over the railing and back onto the bridge.
She and Bon Jovi then share a few more words and a long hug. The two left the bridge together a few minutes later, reported.
The Metro Nashville Police Department and the Nashville Fire Department also responded to the scene after getting a call from a witness, according to .
Representatives for Bon Jovi have told several media outlets that he will not be commenting on the incident.
Bon Jovi is one of the biggest names in rock, best known as the frontman of the band but responsible for multiple solo albums, too. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018.
He鈥檚 also a longtime philanthropist and, in 2006, founded the , which works 鈥渢o recognize and maximize the human potential in those affected by hunger, poverty and homelessness by offering assistance in establishing programs that provide food and affordable housing while supporting social services and job training programs.鈥�
Many social media observers are hailing Bon Jovi as a 鈥渉ero鈥� and a 鈥渟aint鈥� for his response Tuesday. Some point out it鈥檚 not a one-off 鈥� he went viral in 2021, for example, for in his home state of New Jersey during the COVID-19 pandemic.
It just so happens that the bridge where this all played out was renamed in 2014 after , a prominent Tennessee journalist who saved a suicidal man鈥檚 life on that very structure while reporting for The Tennessean in the 1950s.
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