Jeremy Renner, a Reno resident, tweeted on Twitter after he was injured by a snow plow machine on Tuesday
A source had told CNN that he had trauma on his chest. So far, the actor has undergone two surgeries related to the injuries, a source close to the actor told CNN.
The source close to the actor told CNN that he has had two surgeries to repair injuries he sustained in the accident.
The Major Accident Investigation Team at the Sheriff’s Office is looking into what happened after a snow plow accident.
Parts of western Nevada were blanketed in snow at the time of the injury. The Reno area received between 6 and 12 inches of snow at elevations below 5,000 feet between New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, and up to 18 inches at higher elevations, according to the National Weather Service in Reno.
Renner has shared multiple videos and photos on his verified social media accounts showing him in snowy conditions, including one Instagram video posted two weeks ago in which the actor appears to be driving a snowplow.
“Jeremy’s family would like to express their gratitude to the incredible doctors and nurses looking after him, Truckee Meadows Fire and Rescue, Washoe County Sheriff, Reno City Mayor Hillary Schieve and the Carano and Murdock families,” a statement from his spokesperson read. They are very appreciative of the love and support from his fans.
Fans of Jeremy Renner received a message from him from their hospital bed Tuesday, thanking them for their concern after he was injured by a snowplow machine.
About the same time reporters were gathering with Balaam on Tuesday, Renner posted an Instagram photo of himself in a hospital bed and a message, missing an apostrophe.
The Snowcat-Pistelly Snow Cat Collision that killed a Reno resident and a family member on a private road
The sheriff’s office is analyzing the snowcat to rule out any mechanical failure that may have contributed to the injuries.
A note in the log says that the man was crushed underneath a snowcat and that he was not breathing well. It goes on to read that, “the right side of his chest is collapsed – upper torso is crushed.”
Minutes before 9 a.m. on Sunday, authorities received word of the accident through a 911 call reporting a crash involving a snowcat and a pedestrian on Mount Rose Highway, Balaam said Tuesday.
Even through it was not snowing at that time, that highway was closed and at least a dozen cars were stranded due to the severe winter weather that was hitting the area, Balaam said.
Due to these conditions, a helicopter landed in the vicinity of the highway at 9:37 a.m., and Renner was taken to a Reno-area hospital at 9:56 a.m., Balaam said.
The 51-year-old “Avengers” star was seriously hurt when he was run over by his own snowcat after using it to free a vehicle driven by a family member that became stuck in 3 feet of fresh mountain snow on New Year’s Day, Washoe County Sheriff Darin Balaam said.
There weren’t any obvious signs of foul play or impairment by Renner at the time of the incident.
The sheriff believes that this is a tragic accident. “He was being a great neighbor and he was plowing those roads for his neighbors.”
Balaam said Renner had used his Pistenbully snow groomer, a 7-ton vehicle he owns, to tow another personal vehicle that had become snowbound on a private road he shares with neighbors.
“He was helping someone stranded in the snow,” Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve told the Reno Gazette-Journal Monday night. She said she and the actor are friends and that she was called about the accident shortly after it happened near the Mt. Rose Highway that connects Reno to Lake Tahoe.
Balaam said Tuesday that it took first responders from Reno more than 30 minutes to traverse the several miles of snowy road to reach Renner on the private road off the highway.
CNN Detects a Phone Call from a Caller of the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Using the Hurt Locker and The Town Nominateds
The two-time acting Oscar nominee became an “honorary deputy sheriff in Reno” through his participation in the “Shop with the Sheriff” program, which raises money for children to shop for Christmas gifts.
The Hurt Locker and The Town were both nominated for an Oscar. His portrayal of a bomb disposal specialist in Iraq in 2009’s The Hurt Locker helped turn him into a household name.
His character appeared in a number of sequels and his own Disney+ series, Hawkeye, was developed, as part of the grand storytelling ambitions of the company.
CNN obtained the logs from the public records request. The identity of the individual that made the call was redacted by the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office.
The call log shows that the caller is bleeding loudly in the background. The person who responded isn’t sure where all the blood is coming from.