Marvel actor Jeremy Renner was in “critical but stable” condition Sunday after running over his own leg with a snowplow in a freak accident.
The “Hawkeye” star suffered “extensive” injuries in Nevada “after experiencing a weather-related accident while plowing snow” on New Year’s Day, a spokesperson for the two-time Oscar nominee said in a statement.
The 51-year-old actor, also known for his starring role in the Paramount+ series “Mayor of Kingstown,” was airlifted to an area hospital near Reno.
Renner was losing a “serious” amount of blood from his Kässbohrer PistenBully snow plow injury to his leg, and neighbors managed to apply a tourniquet before paramedics arrived and loaded him onto an emergency chopper, TMZ reported.
The actor-musician has a home close to Reno near Mt. Rose-Ski Tahoe, a 1,300-acre resort with “groomed ski runs for all levels, complete with seven chairlifts and three snowboard parks.”
Deputies from the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office “coordinated with Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District and Remsa Health to arrange for medical transport of Renner via care flight to a local area hospital,” according to public information officer Kristin Vietti. “Mr. Renner was the only involved party.”
The sheriff’s “major accident investigation team” is looking into the circumstances surrounding Sunday’s incident, Sgt. Vietti added.
The area — which boasts the motto “Life starts at 8,260 feet” — along with much of northern Nevada was slammed with a winter storm on New Year’s Eve that caused 35,000 homes to lose power, with thousands still in the dark the next morning.
“I have so much respect for Mother Earth, and Mother Nature,” Renner previously posted in an Instagram video as serious weather conditions loomed. “I expect to lose the fight but I’ll always give it my best shot.”
Renner — best known for playing the superhero Clint Barton, or Hawkeye, in multiple Marvel movies and a Disney+ show — frequently posts to his 18.1 million Instagram followers about his battle with the seasonal elements in Nevada.
