"It takes all of us to keep each other safe."
Nashville's Chief of Police John Drake said those words in response to musician Jon Bon Jovi's help in persuading a woman to come off the ledge of the Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge on Tuesday night in Nashville — potentially saving her life.
Bon Jovi was in the middle of filming a music video when he appeared to notice the woman standing on the ledge and walked towards her. He began to speak with her, then helped lift her to safety — keeping his arms wrapped around her in the minutes that passed after to ensure her safety.
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Towards the end of a video clip shared out by Nashville police, which has since been taken down from YouTube, the musician and his team were shown walking her off of the bridge to safety.
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This story was originally published by Hannah Urban at Scripps News Nashville.