Jeremy Renner Tells Diane Sawyer He Wrote “Last Words” Following Near-Fatal Snowplow Accident

Ethan Shanfeld Jeremy Renner’s nephew recounts the “Avengers” star’s horrific snow plow accident in new body camera footage released by the Washoe County Sheriff’s Dept. On Jan. 1, Renner was run over by his Sno-Cat, a large snow plow that weighs at least 14,330 pounds, as he attempted to help his 27-year-old nephew, Alex Fries, free a pickup truck lodged in the snow. When Renner exited his Sno-Cat to check on Fries, the vehicle kept moving. The actor was stuck under the plow’s tread as he tried to stop it from hitting Fries. In the footage, obtained by ABC News, Fries is heard telling law enforcement, “He got out to tell me something, and then that’s when it started coming at me, full force.”

near-fatal snowplow accident in January.The actor — still recovering from devastating injuries — shared photos of himself with staff at Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno, Nevada, to his Instagram story on Friday.“I got to revisit the amazing group of people who saved my life,” Renner, 52, captioned the pictures, adding hearts and praying-hand emojis.Another photo showed the Marvel actor with a surgeon, captioned, “Thank you,” as well as a photo of him with his cane in front of the medical center’s sign.Renner’s hospital visit comes after his first red-carpet appearance since the incident for the Disney+ premiere for his series “Rennervations,” as well as his first late-night appearance since on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”The “Hawkeye” star first shared that he was going to visit the hospital during his appearance on “Kimmel.”He revealed on the talk show that he got kicked out of the first ICU he was in, which was under construction, so he was put in what he described as a “janitor’s closet” and said it was like a “haunted house.”“I’m going back to this hospital this week to apologize to every one of those nurses,” Renner declared with a laugh. Renner was critically injured in a snowplow incident on New Year’s Day and was hospitalized after “experiencing a weather-related accident while plowing snow” and suffering “extensive” injuries, breaking over 30 bones, in Lake Tahoe, Nevada.He was airlifted to a hospital near Reno, Nevada, after a neighbor who happened to be a doctor applied a tourniquet to his leg to stop the bleeding.

Jeremy Renner returned to the hospital to visit the medical workers who treated him after his devastating snowplow accident in January. On Friday, the 52-year-old actor shared photos to his Instagram Story in which he was seen spending time with the hospital staff at the Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno, Nevada.

Jeremy Renner has been showing off his remarkable recovery from his New Year's Day snowplow accident in recent interviews and a red carpet appearance for his new show, "Rennervations." While he's been putting on a brave face for the public, behind the scenes he's been in "excruciating pain," according to Christopher Vincent, a chiropractic sports physician and trainer who is part of the team aiding Renner as he heals from his numerous injuries. "I mean, it's bad enough with one of those traumas," Vincent said in an interview with People. "The fracture through his tibia was so severe that that alone...

Jeremy Renner says that his mom wants to burn the snow plow that caused his life-threatening accident earlier this year. Renner shared the anecdote during a panel hosted by Jimmy Kimmel following a screening of his upcoming series, Tuesday's premiere was Renner's first red carpet appearance since he was seriously injured and subsequently hospitalized in a snow plow accident on Jan. 1.«It's a necessity actually on the property because we have so much snow up there,» Renner said of the machine. He was driving the snow plow on his property near Reno, Nevada when the accident occurred. «My mom wants to light it on fire and have a big party,» he added, but said he didn't agree. «The thing is amazing, I love this thing, it's how we get to the house with these giant snowstorms.

Jeremy Renner made his first big public outing after his horrible snow plow accident, and he got around in style.

Jeremy Renner kicked off the start of the weekend with a lot of fun and games. The star took to Instagram on Friday and posted a photo of him with his family at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California, about an hour north of Los Angeles.In the photo he posted, Renner can be seen leaning against a rail with the theme park's rides as the photo's background.

Jeremy Renner kicked off the start of the weekend with a lot of fun and games. The star took to Instagram on Friday and posted a photo of him with his family at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California, about an hour north of Los Angeles.In the photo he posted, Renner can be seen leaning against a rail with the theme park's rides as the photo's background.

Jeremy Renner got a little help from one of his fellow Avengers after his horrific snowplow accident!

Jeremy Renner enjoyed spring break with his family at an amusement park, thanks to the help of an electric wheelchair. The 52-year-old "Mayor of Kingstown" star has kept his fans updated with his recovery efforts following the near-fatal accident at his home near Lake Tahoe on New Year's Day, when he was crushed by a snowplow.

Jeremy Renner is happy to let a stuntman handle those treacherous Marvel stunts from here on out. In an interview that aired Thursday night on ABC, the 52-year-old actor spoke with Diane Sawyer, and emotionally recounted the near-death snowcat accident on New Year’s Day that landed him in the hospital with 30-plus broken bones and required chest surgery.

Jeremy Renner is happy to let a stuntman handle those treacherous Marvel stunts from here on out. In an interview that aired Thursday night on ABC, the 52-year-old actor spoke with Diane Sawyer, and emotionally recounted the near-death snowcat accident on New Year's Day that landed him in the hospital with 30-plus broken bones and required chest surgery.While he's still a ways from being back on set, Renner, who long performed many of his MCU stunts himself, said he's «OK» with letting a stuntman take the reins.«I'm OK with a stunt guy doing it at this point,» Renner admitted. «I'm 52.

Good Morning America.”In a preview for his first on-screen interview since the January incident, Renner, 52, gets emotional speaking to ABC News anchor Diane Sawyer about the near-fatal accident.The “Hawkeye” actor told Sawyer, 77, that he refuses to be “haunted” by the memory of the incident, which occurred outside his residence in Nevada and left him critically injured.“I shifted the narrative of it being victimized or making a mistake or anything else,” Renner says in the hourlong special. “I refuse to be f – – king haunted by that memory that way.”A nearby neighbor said he saw a lot of blood and that when he looked at Renner’s head, it appeared to be “cracked wide open.” The man, Rich Kovach, said he could see white and wasn’t sure if what he was seeing was Renner’s skull or just his imagination.Members of Renner’s family, including his nephew Alexander Fries, whom he saved from the plow, will also be featured in the special.Though his act of bravery left him hospitalized, Renner wouldn’t change what he did.“I’d do it again,” Renner said confidently.

Jeremy Renner's neighbor, who made the harrowing 911 callfollowing his snowplow accident in January, is speaking out for the first time.Rich Kovatch tells ABC News' Diane Sawyer that he and his partner, Barb Fletcher, were the first people on the scene of the accident, and recalls the aftermath of the near-fatal accident. «It was the blood, the amount of blood, he was just in so much pain and the sounds that were coming out of him,» Kovatch tells Sawyer in a sneak preview for the ABC News special with Renner and others. «There was so much blood in the snow, and then when I looked at his head it appeared to me to be cracked wide open and I could see white. I don't know if that was his skull, maybe it was just my imagination, but that's what I thought I saw.»In January, Renner was crushed by a snowcat near his home in the Mt.

Jeremy Renner wasn’t sure if he would survive his snowplow accident when it happened, and just in case, revealed he wrote a goodbye note to his loved ones.

Jeremy Renner had to prepare for the worst in his moments of unimaginable pain.

A heartbreaking moment. Jeremy Renner revealed that he wrote his family a final goodbye letter while in the hospital following his New Year’s Day snowplow accident.

Jeremy Renner continues to share new details about his devastating snowplow accident. Renner revealed that his injuries from the New Year's Day incident were so severe that, as he was brought into the hospital, he wrote a final note to his family because he thought he might die. The actor spoke bout the immediate aftermath of the accident that left him crushed by a 7-ton snowplow outside his Reno, Nevada home.

Jeremy Renner has divulged an emotional detail about the aftermath of his life-threatening snowplow accident. On Wednesday,  shared a new preview clip from the actor's upcoming interview with Diane Sawyer, in which he spoke candidly for the first time about the near-fatal January incident.On New Year’s Day, Renner was crushed by a snowcat near his home in the Mt.

Jeremy Renner prepared to say goodbye to his loved ones following his near-fatal snow plow accident in January.