The rocker spoke to the woman who was going to jump off a pedestrian bridge
Jon Bon Jovi has been credited with saving the life of a woman who was ready to end her life on a bridge in Nashville. According to WSMV-TV, the New Jersey native was on the John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge around 6 pm on Tuesday (Sept 10th) for a video shoot when he approached a woman who appeared to be preparing to jump off the bridge.
Bon Jovi and another unidentified person spoke to the woman and convinced her not to commit suicide. Additional members of JBJ’s team came to assist as the rocker and Good Samaritan helped the woman to safety.
The Nashville Fire Department and Metro Nashville Police Department responded to the scene, but have not revealed further details.
The Metro Nashville Police Department released security of the incident, which can be seen below.
“It takes all of us to help keep each other safe,” Chief John Drake says in a statement.
The John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge, formerly the Shelby Street Pedestrian Bridge, connects downtown Nashville to the residential suburbs of East Nashville, Nissan Stadium, and Cumberland Park over the Cumberland River.
The multi-award-winning rocker has been spending more time in the city lately. The band’s most recent album, Forever, was recorded in town. In June, the band opened JBJ’s Nashville in Nashville’s Lower Broadway honky-tonk bar district. Positioned to stand out amid traditional bars on the strip, JBJ’s towers as the tallest and second largest bar by square footage, boasting 37,000 square feet dedicated to a rock ‘n’ roll revolution along with carrying forward the roots of country music from Nashville’s storied history.
Bon Jovi has ignited a renaissance amid their 40th anniversary this year. The group impressively claimed five spots on the Billboard Hard Rock Digital Song Sales Chart with “Livin’ On A Prayer” at No. 1, “It’s My Life” at No. 3, “You Give Love A Bad Name” at No. 4, “Wanted Dead Or Alive” at No. 6, and “Runaway” at No 8.
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,”–Chief John Drake https://t.co/1YejKJ2WgM
— Metro Nashville PD (@MNPDNashville) September 11, 2024