Jon Bon Jovi: Dramatic vision as rock star helps talk woman down from Nashville bridge

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Rocker Jon Bon Jovi helped a woman back off a bridge ledge in the US.
Rocker Jon Bon Jovi helped a woman back off a bridge ledge in the US. Credit: AAP

US rocker Jon Bon Jovi and a video production assistant persuaded a woman standing on the ledge of a pedestrian bridge in Nashville to come back over the railing to safety.

Police say the encounter happened on the Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge, which spans the Cumberland River.

The Tennessean reported that Bon Jovi was filming a music video on the bridge, which remained open to the public during the shoot.

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The video shows the assistant talking to the woman. The Grammy-winning rock frontman slowly approached, waved to the woman and joined in the conversation.

Eventually, the woman turned around to face the two, and they helped her over the railing to safety. Bon Jovi talked to the woman and hugged her.

Representatives for Bon Jovi did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

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