The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department said Jon Bon Jovi and his team were at the John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge as a woman stood precariously over the Cumberland River, and are praising the musician for helping to prevent a tragedy by speaking to a woman who was on the ledge of a bridge Tuesday, September 10th, 2024.
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Bon Jovi and others talked to the woman and helped her come back onto the bridge, police said.
“It takes all of us to help keep each other safe,” Police Chief John Drake said in a brief statement on the social media platform X.
Police released security video of the interaction, in which a woman in blue holds on to the railing while she stands on the ledge. Other people pass her, and farther down the bridge, Jon Bon Jovi’s team appears to be setting up for a video shoot.
Bon Jovi, walks over to the woman with a member of his team. The man waves hello at her and then leans on the railing near her.
From video surveillance footage, it appears they begin speaking. The person with Bon Jovi gets closer and then holds on to the woman’s forearm.
After a brief exchange, Bon Jovi walks to the woman’s other side, and the pair help her back onto the pedestrian walkway.
Other people walk over after the woman is safe, and Bon Jovi embraces her in a hug. A few minutes later, Jon Bon Jovi leaves the bridge with her.
A representative for the musician did not respond to a request for a comment-yet.