Jon Bon Jovi talks a woman off a bridge in Nashville: NPR

Rock star Jon Bon Jovi helped convince a woman to climb off a bridge in Nashville this week, giving the “Keep the faith.”

The Metro Nashville Police Department tweeted on Wednesday that Bon Jovi and his team persuaded the unidentified woman in distress to “get to safety from the edge above the Cumberland River.”

“We all have to do our part to protect each other,” added Police Chief John Drake.

Police also released a video of the incident, which has since been removed from YouTube.

But other clips posted by Local media And Fan Accounts Help paint a picture of what happened Tuesday night on the Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge, a truss bridge with panoramic views of the Nashville skyline.

The 62-year-old singer happened to be filming a music video for his song “The People's House” on the bridge, which remained open to the public. The Tennessean reported. At some point he noticed a woman in blue standing nearby on the outer edge of the bridge.

In the aerial shot, Bon Jovi and another woman from his team can be seen walking toward the woman, who is facing the water, but notices her as they approach. Bon Jovi greets her with a simple wave, which she returns.

Then he stops a few meters away and leans over the railing. His team member, the The Tennessean describes himself as a production assistant, joins them and the three begin to talk, although no sound is recorded in the video.

After about half a minute, the production assistant puts her hand on the woman's back and helps her turn around so that she is facing the bridge. After another brief discussion, Bon Jovi and his colleague each grab one of her arms and help her hoist her over the railing and back onto the bridge.

She and Bon Jovi then exchanged a few words and shared a long hug. The two left the bridge together a few minutes later. NBC News reported.

Nashville police and firefighters also responded to the scene after receiving a call from a witness. local television station WSMV.

Representatives for Bon Jovi told several media outlets that he would not comment on the incident.

Bon Jovi is one of the biggest names in rock, best known as the frontman of the band Bon Jovi, but also responsible for several solo albums. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018.

He is also a long-time philanthropist and founded the JBJ Soul Foundationwhose goal is to “recognize and maximize the human potential of those affected by hunger, poverty, and homelessness by providing assistance in establishing programs that provide food and affordable housing, while supporting social services and job training programs.”

Many social media observers are hailing Bon Jovi as a “hero” and “saint” for his response on Tuesday. Some point out that this is not an isolated case – for example, he went viral in 2021 for washing dishes in one of his community restaurants in his home state of New Jersey during the COVID-19 pandemic.

It just so happens that the bridge on which all this took place was renamed in 2014 after John Seigenthalera prominent journalist from Tennessee who saved the life of a suicidal man on this very building while working for The Tennessean in the 1950s.

If you or someone you know is considering suicide or is in crisis, contact the 988 Suicide and Crisis Hotline by dialing 9-8-8 or the Crisis text line by sending an SMS with the text “HOME” to the number 741741.