Mark Ruffalo has spoken out about his Avengers co-star Jeremy Renner’s snowplough accident at the weekend.
Hailing Renner as his ‘brother’, Ruffalo said: ‘Prayers up for our brother @jeremyrenner on a full and speedy recovery.’
Sharing a photo of Renner – who suffered blunt chest trauma and orthopaedic injuries – Ruffalo actor added: ‘Please send healing goodness his way.’
It was confirmed overnight that Renner remained in a critical but stable condition following an accident at his Lake Tahoe home over the weekend.
The Hawkeye star’s reps confirmed he underwent surgery after being airlifted to hospital and remains in the intensive care unit.
In a statement to Metro.co.uk, they said: ‘We can confirm that Jeremy has suffered blunt chest trauma and orthopaedic injuries and has undergone surgery today, January 2nd 2023.
‘He has returned from surgery and remains in the intensive care unit in critical but stable condition.’
The statement went on: ‘Jeremy’s family would like to express their gratitude to the incredible doctors and nurses looking after him, Truckee Meadows Fire and Rescue, Washoe County Sheriff, Reno City Mayor Hillary Schieve and the Carano and Murdock families.
‘They are also tremendously overwhelmed and appreciative of the outpouring of love and support from his fans.’
It was earlier reported Renner lost a ‘serious amount of blood’ in the horrific accident and was airlifted to hospital on Sunday.
According to reports, he was ploughing the road near his Tahoe home after a heavy snowfall, so that his family could leave the property.
A neighbour told TMZ that the machine accidentally ran over one of his legs, leading to serious blood loss and a quick-thinking local is thought to have applied a tourniquet until the paramedics arrived on the scene and took him to safety.
Video footage obtained by the outlet showed the helicopter taking off to get the star urgent medical attention.
In a statement previously shared, Renner’s reps confirmed that he is being looked after by doctors.
‘We can confirm Jeremy is in critical but stable condition with injuries suffered after experiencing a weather-related accident while ploughing snow earlier today,’ it read.
‘His family is with him and he is receiving excellent care.’
Following news of Renner’s accident, the Washoe County Sheriff said in a statement that it responded to a ‘traumatic injury’ in the Mt. Rose Highway area in Reno, Nevada before it coordinated with other agencies to arrange for the flight to the hospital.
The sheriff noted ‘Mr. Renner was the only involved party’ and added the office was investigating the incident.
The area around Lake Tahoe saw a winter storm hit on New Year’s Eve, with local press reporting 35,000 homes near across Northern Nevada’s Washoe, Carson, Douglas, Storey and Lyon counties were without power due to the weather.
The Hawkeye favourite recently spoke of the cold conditions at his ranch, tweeting in December: ‘Lake Tahoe snowfall is no joke.’
Ruffalo, 55, and Renner, 51, first appeared in an Avengers film together in 2012 and have starred side-by-side in a handful of Marvel blockbusters since, having developed a strong off-screen friendship.
Renner previously revealed that the original Avengers cast members (Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson and Ruffalo) even had their own WhatsApp group so they could remain in contact when they weren’t shooting.
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