Actor Jeremy Renner reveals ‘reason number one’ he recovered from near-fatal snowplough accident

Jeremy Renner and daughter Ava Berlin Renner. Photo / Getty Images

Jeremy Renner has described his daughter as his “reason number one” for surviving his near-fatal snowplough accident.

The 52-year-old actor was hospitalised on January 1, 2023, after suffering blunt chest trauma and 30 broken bones after being hit by a snowplough while saving his nephew.

Marking the first anniversary of the horror accident, he wrote: “Reason number one for my recovery is her.

“I asked her to ‘wait for me’ when I first saw her on January 14 as I arrived home. As I got better, she got better, less afraid.

“There is simply no better motivator to recover than to heal your family and friends.

“With gratitude always, thank you all for your love and support this last full year. I needed every ounce of goodwill and prayer.”

Renner also shared a video of a song called Wait, which will feature on his upcoming Love and Titanium EP when it drops on January 19.

The video features footage of himself and his daughter, while the collection as a whole reflects on his “journey of recovery”.

On New Year’s Eve, he appeared on CNN and spoke to hosts Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen about his recovery.

He explained: “I’m just so blessed that I have so many things to live for, brother.

“I have a giant family, I have a 10-year-old daughter, [and] I would’ve disappointed and really messed up a lot of people’s lives if I would’ve passed, and so there’s a lot for me to get better for.

“There was a lot for me to fight for, and recovery was just a one-way road in my mind.

Jeremy Renner posted a photo on Instagram while he was in hospital recovering from the snowplough incident. Photo / Instagram

“My recovery became relief for me, because I knew I could give relief to my family, my daughter and all those that I really affected.”

He explained that he “never” focused on his “own physical ailments”, pain or “anguish”.

He added: “I had so many things to fight for, so the one-way road of recovery was my mental, sort of, attitude, and that attitude was always to get better. There’s no option other than that.

“And I still work at every part, every day, and thank God that I have a lot to fight for.”