American musician and actor Jon Bon Jovi saved a woman from attempting suicide and jumping off Nashville’s John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge. A dramatic video of the incident has been doing the rounds on social media platforms and social media users are lauding the celeb for his presence of mind.
In the video, the distraught woman, wearing a blue dress, is seen standing on the outside of the bridge’s railing over Cumberland River. According to media reports, Jovi was gearing up to shoot a music video on the bridge.
Soon after noticing that something was amiss, Jovi approached the woman and greeted her. While leaning on the railing beside her, he tried to interact with the woman. According to a CCTV footage shared by the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, the musician then went near the woman with another person and managed to pull her away from the railing.
Jon Bon Jovi to the rescue… pic.twitter.com/gqnYd0ZylW
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Sharing the video, the Nashville police wrote on X, “A shout out to @jonbonjovi & his team for helping a woman on the Seigenthaler Ped Bridge Tue night. Bon Jovi helped persuade her to come off the ledge over the Cumberland River to safety. It takes all of us to help keep each other safe.”
Praising Jovi, a user wrote on X, “Jon Bon Jovi.. what a classy heroic move.. to stop someone from Jumping to their demise.”
Another user wrote, “Jon Bon Jovi greatest rock star in the world and now hero.”
A third user wrote: “This moved me to tears. In a time of such division and hardship, I can truly feel the love in his actions. Well done, @jonbonjovi. A beautiful example of empathy and kindness.”
Meanwhile, media reports have also stated that the Nashville Fire Department and the Metro Nashville Police Department rushed to the scene immediately.
It may be noted that Jovi runs a foundation called JBJ Soul Foundation through which he helps those who are in crisis.
(The article is published under a mutual content partnership arrangement between The Free Press Journal and Connected to India)
