Jeremy Renner is ‘strong again’, 2 years after devastating snowmobile accident nearly killed him
Jeremy Renner is honoring the men and women who helped save his life on the second anniversary of his near-fatal snowplow accident.
On January 1, Renner shared a photo of himself on Instagram from two years ago, sitting in a hospital bed surrounded by medical staff.
“Happy New Year blessed to you all…. Today rings my second ‘ReBirthday’,” his emotional caption began. “Sending my love, respect and gratitude to the army of people it took to bring me back together. Thank you to every nurse, doctor, first responder… I literally owe you my life.
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Jeremy Renner has celebrated the “army of people” who helped him survive a near-fatal snowplow accident on the second anniversary. (Randy Holmes/ABC via Getty Images)
“My whole heart goes out to my beautiful, brave nephew and the angels (my neighbors) who came to my rescue and endured the chaos of 45 long minutes on the icy asphalt of New Year’s morning. I am so sorry for all the disturbing images I imprinted on all of you (all I’ll spare you the pictures of the meat grinder)…”
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On January 1, 2023, Renner was airlifted to the hospital after he ran over his own Sno-Cat while trying to tow a vehicle stuck in the snow near his home in the Sierra Nevada mountains. He broke more than 30 bones and was treated for blunt chest trauma and orthopedic injuries.
“My gratitude list is very long… With the amount of love and prayers that have been poured in from you all over the world (needing each and every one of them), my family has never left me, with some divine intervention, a little luck and a lot of miracles… I’m strong again,” Renner’s caption continued.
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“More open. More loving. More connected. And f*cking king BLESSED for taking my next step, to BREATHE NEXT. Thank you with every fiber and cell in my body. I love you ALL,” he concluded, adding a red heart emoji and #MyNextBreath.
Officers respond to Jeremy Renner’s snowmobile accident on New Year’s Day 2023 in Lake Tahoe. (Washoe County Sheriff’s Office)
Jeremy Renner shared a hospital selfie after surgery following a snow plow accident. (Jeremy Renner/Instagram)
Body camera footage showed what transpired during Renner’s a traumatic accident with a snowplow near his home in Lake Tahoe, California, where he was “totally crushed” by his 14,000-pound PistenBully Sno-Cat.
Washoe County Sheriff’s Department officials responded to the crash reported by a neighbor shortly before 9 a.m. Renner was trying to help his nephew, Alex Fries, move a truck stuck in the snow. Renner got out of the snow machine to check on his nephew, but it kept moving. So he jumped back to stop the snowplow only to catch the tread.
Renner’s nephew, Alex Fries, shared his story about the crash with authorities. (Washoe County Sheriff’s Office)
Jeremy Renner wrote that he is “BLESSED to take his next step, NEXT BREATH” after suffering more than 30 broken bones, blunt trauma to the chest and orthopedic injuries in the accident. (Jason Merritt)
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After Renner was taken to the hospital, a paramedic could be heard saying, “I’ve never seen anything like this.”
“What a freaking disaster, man,” Renner told Men’s Health of his recovery. “Showering, going to the bathroom – everything was a disaster.”
Two years after the near-fatal accident, Renner said, “with divine intervention, a little luck and a lot of miracles … I’m strong again.” (Tristan Fewings/Getty Images for Red Sea International Film Festival)
“They give you medicine so you don’t go to the toilet, so you get constipated. And you pee in a jar. It was horrible. That’s when you know things aren’t going well – you pee in a plastic jug. It took me 17 minutes to get out of bed.”
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Since the accident, Renner has given his fans several updates on his road to recovery on his social media platforms.
