Jon Bon Jovi Praised for Talking Woman Off Nashville Bridge

Rock legend Jon Bon Jovi has been commended by police for helping a woman in distress who was lying on the side of a bridge in Nashville, Tennessee, on Tuesday night.

The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department shared video of the Bon Jovi frontman and his crew standing at the John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge when the woman stood precariously over the Cumberland River.

Bon Jovi, 62, and others spoke to the woman and helped her back onto the bridge, police said.

“We all need to help keep each other safe,” Ch John Drake said in a brief statement.

Bon Jovi appeared to be in Nashville filming a music video on the bridge, according to separate footage posted to social media.

In the video released by police, a woman in blue can be seen holding onto the railing while standing on the ledge.

Other people pass her and a little further down the bridge, Bon Jovi’s crew appears to be setting up camera equipment.

Bon Jovi approaches the woman with someone else while his crew stands further away.

The singer can then be seen waving at her and leaning on the railing near her.

After about a minute, Bon Jovi walks over to the woman and, with the help of another woman, the couple carries her back onto the pedestrian walkway of the bridge.

Other people approach the woman once she is safe and Bon Jovi hugs her.

Minutes later, police footage shows Bon Jovi leaving the bridge with her.

Accompanying the video on social media, the Metro Nashville Police Department said: “A big thank you to Jon Bon Jovi and his team for assisting a woman on the Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge (Tuesday night).

“Bon Jovi helped persuade her to climb down from the edge of the Cumberland River to safety.”

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