(Los Angeles) American star Jeremy Renner, soon to be 52, known in particular for his role as Hawkeye in the Marvel universe, was seriously injured while clearing snow in the American west, according to the authorities. .
The actor was rescued from a “traumatic injury” on Sunday morning and airlifted to a hospital, local sheriff’s departments said in a statement, adding that he was the only one involved in the accident.
“We can confirm that Jeremy is in a critical but stable condition after a weather-related accident while clearing snow,” added one of his agents, quoted by the media on Sunday. The Hollywood Reporter and Deadline.
“His family is with him and he is very well cared for,” he added.
According to the specialized site TMZ, citing witnesses, the actor was driving a snow groomer to clear the access road to his house, in the mountains between California and Nevada, when the machine rolled over one of his legs. .
Previous publications on his social networks showed him handling this imposing device, comparable to those used by ski resorts to prepare the slopes.
He lost a lot of blood, and a neighboring doctor gave him a tourniquet before help arrived, according to TMZ.
The region which has been subject to heavy snowfall in recent weeks.
Jeremy Renner had started as an actor in independent cinema before taking off in Hollywood in multiple blockbusters.
He made himself known to the general public in 2010 by playing an American soldier in Minesweepers, a challenging role for which he had been nominated for the Oscar for best actor. He was also nominated for an Oscar for The Townby Ben Affleck.
But by playing Clint Barton, aka Hawkeye (Hawkeye in English) in Marvel Studios’ blockbuster Avengers, one of the biggest global successes in cinema history, Jeremy Renner had taken his fame to a new level. stadium.
He is also featured in a Disney + series centered around his character Hawkeye, released in November.