A spokeswoman for Jeremy Renner announced on Sunday that the actor is in “critical but stable condition” after being gravely hurt in a snow-plowing accident over the weekend.
“We can confirm Jeremy is in critical but stable condition with injuries suffered after experiencing a weather-related accident while plowing snow earlier today,” a spokesperson for the Hawkeye star told the Hollywood Reporter late on Sunday night.
“His family is with him and he is receiving excellent care,” they added.
It was reported that Jeremy Renner was airlifted to hospital.
Over the course of his playing career, the 51-year-old actor has received two Academy Award nominations for his roles in The Hurt Locker and The Town. He rose to fame by playing the superhero Clint Barton, popularly known as Hawkeye, in Marvel movies and by taking part in the Mission Impossible movie series.
Overlooking Lake Tahoe in the Sierra Nevada mountains, Renner owns a ranch. the area that saw 35,000 houses lose power on New Year’s Eve due to a winter storm. Over the last week, the “blizzard of the century” affected a large portion of the US, killing at least 60 people nationwide.
On 13 December, Renner shared a photo of snow in the area on Twitter, writing: “Lake Tahoe snowfall is no joke.”
On Instagram, he posted several clips of himself behind the wheel of a snow plow, writing on one: “Nearly done with sledding hill for the kids.”
Renner is next set to appear in the second season of Mayor of Kingstown, which begins airing in two weeks.
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