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“Too messed up to type”: Jeremy Renner reports from the hospital after the accident.
After a snowstorm, Marvel star Jeremy Renner (51) had to be taken to a hospital at the beginning of the year. He injured himself while clearing the fresh snow.
Now the Hollywood star is reporting with a selfie from the hospital bed. Renner shows up with tubes in his nose, a black eye and abrasions on his face.
The actor thanked in a short text for the many recovery wishes. He was “too messed up to type”, but he wanted to send “love” to everyone.
Numerous fans and colleagues, including Chris Pratt, Orlando Bloom, Chris Hemsworth, Penélope Cruz and Isla Fisher, wished a speedy recovery on Instagram. “Speedy recovery”, with a heart emoji, wished model and TV presenter Heidi Klum.
Run over by a snow plow
According to the police in the district of Washoe County (US state of Nevada), Renner was run over by his own snow groomer on New Year’s Day. Sheriff Darin Balaam spoke of a “tragic accident” at a press conference on Tuesday.
After heavy snowfall in the mountain region near Lake Tahoe, a member of the Renners family got stuck in a car on a private road. The actor freed the car from the snow masses with his caterpillar vehicle.
Then he got out, but the heavy device started moving again. The accident happened when trying to get back into the driver’s seat, Balaam said. The investigation would still be ongoing.
«Blunt Trauma»
Renner was taken to a nearby clinic by helicopter. He suffered a “blunt trauma” in the chest area and “orthopedic injuries,” said his team of spokesmen on Monday, according to media reports. His condition was described as critical but stable. After an operation, he was treated in the intensive care unit, it said.
Renner, father of a nine-year-old daughter, played in the superhero series “Avengers” and in two “Mission: Impossible” films. He was nominated for an Oscar in 2010 for his leading role in the war drama The Hurt Locker. He received a second nomination a year later for his supporting role in Ben Affleck’s action thriller The Town. (man/SDA)