India, Aug. 11 -- A Metro Nashville police lieutenant is being hailed on social media for saving a man's life after a tense standoff on a bridge above the Cumberland River turned into a meaningful and emotional conversation.

Lieutenant Mike Hotz, who has spent 16 years in law enforcement, spent much of it helping people through crises. The incident on the Victory Memorial Bridge was one of the emotional moments of his career that was caught on camera.

A man was livestreaming online and saying he planned to jump from the bridge on July 23. Hotz, who has served on Metro's crisis negotiation team, responded to the scene before the man could jump, News Channel 5 reported.

Hotz did not approach with force or urgency. He simply talked to the...