Watch: Jon Bon Jovi Saves Woman from Jumping off Bridge

Veteran rock star, Jon Bon Jovi has been hailed a hero after he stepped in to save a distressed woman on the Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge in Nashville on Tuesday.
The Grammy-winning musician was filming a music video on the bridge when he and a video production assistant noticed the woman standing on the ledge, Nashville police confirmed on a social media post.
Police video footage of the incident, which was briefly posted to YouTube before being removed, captured the production assistant initiating a conversation with the woman, who was wearing a blue shirt and was holding on to the railing while standing on the ledge.
The video showed other people passing by her, as well as some slightly further down the bridge, while Bon Jovi’s team appeared to be setting up their camera equipment.
As the exchange unfolded, Bon Jovi, who is 62, approached slowly and calmly, waved at the woman, and then began speaking with her.
There followed a tense moment, when the woman turned around to face Bon Jovi and the assistant.
Afterward, he helped her back over the railing to safety.
Following the rescue, the rock icon embraced the woman in a comforting hug.
A few minutes later, the police footage shows Bon Jovi leaving the bridge with her.
Accompanying the video, Metro Nashville Police Department said on social media: “A shout out to Jon Bon Jovi and his team for helping a woman on the Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge, Tuesday night. Bon Jovi helped persuade her to come off the ledge over the Cumberland River to safety.”
Tennessee Chief of Police, John Drake said: “It takes all of us to help keep each other safe.”
Bon Jovi was filming a music video for his song “The People’s House” on the bridge, which remained open to the public during the shoot.
Bon Jovi and his wife, Dorothea, are founders of the JBJ Soul Foundation, which routinely helps people in times of crisis from hunger to homelessness, so Bon Jovi has had training in speaking to individuals during difficult situations, according to local news outlet, The Tennessean.
In 2014, the bridge, which spans the Cumberland River between downtown Nashville and the Nissan Stadium, was named after the legendary Tennessean editor John Seigenthaler, who prevented a man from jumping off the bridge in the 1950s.
A representative for Bon Jovi said the singer will not be commenting on the incident.
This article includes reporting from The Associated Press