Jon Bon Jovi is credited with helping to save a woman’s life after persuading her not to jump from a bridge in Nashville on Tuesday.
According to TMZ, Bon Jovi was filming a music video on the John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge around 6:00 p.m. local time, when he noticed a woman standing on the bridge’s edge. Along with another pedestrian, he managed to talk her down and help her back over the railing. The Nashville Fire Department and Metro Nashville Police Department responded to the scene and credited Bon Jovi for his actions. Nashville PD Chief John Drake said in a statement, “It takes all of us to help keep each other safe.”
TMZ notes that through his JBJ Soul Foundation, Bon Jovi has training in speaking with individuals experiencing a crisis.
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