He was rescued for “a traumatic injury” on Sunday morning and airlifted to a hospital, local sheriff’s departments said in a statement, adding he was the only one involved in the accident.
We can confirm that Jeremy is in critical but stable condition following a weather-related accident while clearing snow,” one of his agents was quoted as saying by The Hollywood Reporter and Deadline on Sunday.
“His family is with him and he is very well cared for,” he added.
According to the specialized site TMZ, citing witnesses, the actor was driving a snow groomer to clear the access road to his house, in the mountains between California and Nevada, when the machine rolled over one of his legs. .
Previous publications on his social networks showed him handling this imposing device, comparable to those used by ski resorts to prepare the slopes. He lost a lot of blood, and a neighboring doctor gave him a tourniquet before help arrived, according to TMZ.
The region which has been subject to heavy snowfall in recent weeks.
Many blockbusters
Jeremy Renner had started as an actor in independent cinema before taking off in Hollywood in multiple blockbusters.
He made himself known to the general public in 2010 by playing an American soldier in “Deminers”, a trying role for which he was nominated for the Oscar for best actor. He was also nominated for an Oscar for “The Town”, by Ben Affleck.
But by playing Clint Barton, alias Hawkeye (Hawkeye in English) in Marvel Studios’ Avengers blockbuster, one of the biggest global successes in cinema history, Jeremy Renner had taken his celebrity to a new level. stadium.
He is also featured in a Disney + series centered around his character Hawkeye, released in November.