In a video released by the Nashville Police Department, the singer can be seen talking to the woman, and once she is back on the walkway of the bridge, he embraces her in a hug.

Megan Owen has the story.

The video, shared by Nashville Police, shows a woman in blue, highlighted in the left corner, standing precariously on the ledge of a pedestrian bridge over the Cumberland River, hanging onto the railings.

Several people walk by.

One woman glances back.

A little further up, the rock star Jon Bon Jovi can be seen arriving with a camera crew.

According to posts on social media, he was shooting a music video on the bridge.

He immediately walks over with a crew member, waves and leans on the railing.

He calmly talks to the woman for less than a minute before the pair lift her over the railings back onto the bridge walkway.

Bon Jovi continues to talk to the stranger before giving her a hug.

They then leave the bridge together.

The singer has been widely praised for his actions.

It's really amazing to see.

It's so good to see somebody approaching somebody who they can see is really in desperate trouble and giving them that opportunity to talk, that opportunity to share what's going on for them.

Because it's never too late and there's always hope and that opportunity for somebody to save a life.

Nashville's Police Department added to the praise in a post on X, saying Bon Jovi helped persuade her to come off the ledge over the Cumberland River to safety.

In a brief statement, Chief John Drake said, It takes all of us to help keep each other safe.

Megan Owen, BBC News.

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