Jeremy Renner marks second anniversary of near-fatal snowplow incident
Jeremy Renner.
(Photo by Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images)Jeremy Renner doesn’t take his life for granted.
The Marvel star, 53, shared his gratitude in a poignant message Instagram post uploaded on Wednesday, January 1, as he reflected on the snowplow accident that nearly killed him two years ago.
Renner was rushed to hospital and broke more than 30 bones after he was crushed by a snowplow at his Nevada home on New Year’s Day 2023. In the caption of the Instagram post, the actor commemorated the two-year anniversary of the near-fatal incident.
“Happy New Year, blessings to you all…. As we inaugurate my second “ReBirthday” today, I send my love, respect and gratitude to the army of people it took to bring me back together,” he wrote.
Jeremy Renner thanked the doctors, nurses and first responders who helped him during his near-fatal snowplow accident a year ago. “Roll through Reno, NV with joy, blessings and 🍕!!!! I stopped by to see kids/superheroes, first responders and doctors, nurses and staff at Renown Hospital,” Renner, 53, shared via Instagram on Friday, December 29. […]
“Thank you to every nurse, doctor, first responder… I literally owe you my life. My whole heart goes out to my beautiful, brave nephew and the angels (my neighbors) who came to my rescue and endured the chaos for 45 minutes on the icy asphalt on New Year’s morning. I am so sorry for all the haunting images I have instilled in all of you (I will spare you all the meat grinding images)….”
He continued, “My gratitude list is very long…. With the amount of love and prayers pouring in from you all over the world (I need them all), my family never leaves my side, with some divine intervention, a little luck and a whole lot of miracles… I stand still strong again. Opened more. More loved. More connected. And f–king BLESSED to take my next step, to take MY NEXT BREATH. Thank you with every fiber and cell in my body. I love you ALL❤️. #MyNextBreath.”
In addition to the lengthy caption, Renner shared a post of herself in a hospital bed, surrounded by doctors, nurses and hospital staff.
In the January 2023 accident, the actor was crushed near his home by a PistenBully, a snow-clearing vehicle weighing more than 14,330 pounds, while clearing snow with his cousin.
As a result of the accident, Renner suffered more than 38 broken bones, including six broken ribs in 14 places, a broken tibia and a collapsed lung.
“I remember every undulation,” he said Men’s health in July 2024. “I remember cracking my head on the thing and it just pressing against me – it’s exactly what you think it would feel like. An immovable object and a crushing force, and something has to give. But thank God my skull didn’t completely collapse.’
