Singer Jon Bon Jovi is being hailed as a hero after he saved the lifetime of a girl who was about to leap off a bridge in Nashville, Tennessee.

The New Jersey rocker was taking pictures a music video on the John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge round 6 p.m. Tuesday when he approached a girl who had climbed over the railing. She was standing on the sting making ready to drop into the Cumberland River roughly 80 toes under.

Video launched by the Metro Nashville Police Division reveals the “Livin’ on a Prayer” singer calmly strolling over to the girl and waving at her. He leans in opposition to the railing and the 2 speak earlier than he and one other unidentified bystander attain over and assist the girl again onto the bridge.

Again to security, the 2 communicate for a short while longer earlier than sharing an embrace. It’s unclear precisely what the singer mentioned to the girl that seemingly satisfied her to not die by suicide.

“It takes all of us to assist maintain one another secure,” Nashvile Police Chief John Drake mentioned in a press release Wednesday afternoon.

Neither Jon Bon Jovi nor his band have commented on the incident.