‘SPA DAY’: Jeremy Renner posts sweet video update after snowplow accident

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Jeremy Renner is trying to keep his sense of humour after he was injured in a devastating snowplow accident on New Year’s Day.

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The actor posted a new video to social media enjoying an “amazing spa day” as his mother and sister comforted him in his hospital room as he recovers from his catastrophic injuries.

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Renner’s eye appears swollen shut and he is breathing through an oxygen mask as he gets a scalp rub. “First shower in definitely a week or so,” Renner says in the video. “Gross!”

“A ‘not [so] great’ ICU DAY, turned to amazing spa day with my sis and mama,” Renner captioned the clip.

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The 51-year-old Avengers star was seriously hurt when he was run over by his own snowcat after using it to free a vehicle driven by a family member that became stuck in a bank of snow on New Year’s Day, Washoe County Sheriff Darin Balaam said Tuesday.

“At this point in the investigation … we believe this is a tragic accident,” the sheriff said. “He was being a great neighbour and he was plowing those roads for his neighbours.”

The accident left the actor “completely crushed” by the machine with TMZ reporting that Renner’s chest collapsed and his upper torso was mangled under the nearly 14,500-pound plow.

Renner was reportedly heard moaning in the background of the 911 call and was having “extreme difficulty” breathing.

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The two-time Academy Award-nominated actor posted a message from his hospital bed on Tuesday thanking fans for their support.

“Thank you all for your kind words,” it said. “[I’m] too messed up now to type. But I send love to you all.”

Renner’s spokesperson has said he is “making positive progress,” adding: “Jeremy is awake, talking and in good spirits. He remains in ICU in critical but stable condition.

“He is overwhelmed by the showing of love and support. The family asks for your continued thoughts while he heals with his close loved ones.”

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In his update to media, Sheriff Balaam said Renner had used his snowplow to help dig out his own car, which was driven by another family member, after it had become stranded in the snow.

“After successfully towing his personal vehicle from its stuck location, Mr. Renner got out of his (snowcat) to speak to his family member,” Balaam said. “The Pistenbully started to roll. In an effort to stop (it), Mr. Renner attempts to climb back into the driver’s seat. It’s at this point that Mr. Renner is run over.”

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