VIDEO: Jon Bon Jovi helps save woman trying to jump from bridge in downtown Nashville
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD) has released video showing Jon Bon Jovi help save a woman who was standing on the ledge of a bridge in downtown Nashville.
According to officials, the incident occurred Tuesday, Sept. 10, on the Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge.
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Authorities told News 2 a 36-year-old woman was trying to jump from the bridge. Surveillance video shows several people walk by the woman before Bon Jovi and an acquaintance from his film crew approached her.
Bon Jovi and the acquaintance are seen engaging in a conversation with the woman before grabbing her and pulling her back over the bridge railing.
After making it over the railing, the woman is seen speaking with the music legend as he pulled her into an embrace.
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“It takes all of us to help keep each other safe,” Metro Police Chief John Drake said.
Police said the woman was taken to a local hospital for treatment. No other information was released.
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