Jeremy Renner’s Snow Cat plow ran over his leg as he tried to clear path out of Lake Tahoe home

Marvel actor Jeremy Renner was airlifted to hospital on Sunday after the safety feature on his Snow Cat plow failed and sent it rolling over one of his legs. 

Renner was alone and trying to clear a path out of his Lake Tahoe home at the time.

He lost a significant amount of blood as a result of the injury, according to TMZ. 

The 51-year-old remains in critical but stable condition in the hospital. 

Police were called to his palatial home on Sunday shortly after 9am. He was airlifted out of the area at 9.50am, by which point a neighbor who is also a doctor had rushed to his aid and fixed a tourniquet on his injured leg. 

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Renner, 51, remains in critical but stable condition in a hospital in Nevada. Police were called to his palatial home on Sunday shortly after 9.30am

Renner’s Snow Cat is shown above during a previous snow storm. A neighbor who is a doctor rushed to put a tourniquet on his injured leg after the vehicle ran him over 

Renner’s long driveway in Lake Tahoe, which regularly becomes blocked by snow 

A neighbor who is a doctor rushed to help after becoming aware of the accident, fixing a tourniquet on his leg before the air ambulance arrived. 

He lost a significant amount of blood before being airlifted out of the area. 

The actor’s representatives confirmed yesterday that his family was with him in the hospital. 

‘We can confirm Jeremy is in critical but stable condition with injuries suffered after experiencing a weather related accident while plowing snow earlier today.

‘His family is with him and he is receiving excellent care.’ 

The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office previously said in a statement: ‘At approximately 9:00am on January 1, 2023, the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office responded to a traumatic injury in the area of Mt. Rose Highway in Reno, Nevada.

‘Upon arrival, Deputies coordinated with Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District and REMSA Health to arrange for medical transport of Mr. Jeremy Renner via care flight to a local area hospital.

‘Mr. Renner was the only involved party in the incident.

‘The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Major Accident Investigation Team is currently looking into the circumstances of the incident.’ 

Renner shares one daughter with his ex-wife, Sonni Pacheco.  

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Renner’s sprawling home in Lake Tahoe is pictured during the summer. In the winter months, it is more difficult to access