Fans of Jeremy Renner will be happy to hear that he's finally been discharged from hospital, following injuries he sustained from a terrible snowplowing incident earlier this month.
As previously reported, the 52-year-old Avengers star had been at his remote mountain home in Mt. Rose-Ski Tahoe, Nevada, when a severe winter storm hit, leaving 35,000 people without power on New Year's Eve.
Renner chose to be a good Samaritan and help out a stranded motorist who was caught out in the storm, given that he has his own heavy-duty snow plow.
However, it was during Renner's good deed that he was unfortunately "run over" by "an extremely large piece of snow removal equipment" that reportedly weighed "around 14,330 pounds."
While Renner still has a long road to recovery ahead of him, he tweeted to let fans know that he was finally home after the ordeal.
Responding to a tweet from his show Mayor Of Kingstown's official account, he told them: "Outside my brain fog in recovery, I was very excited to watch episode 201 with my family at home."
Renner is expected to have an extensive recovery ahead of him after sources close to the star revealed that his injuries were "worse" than people knew.
Speaking to Radar Online, a source close to Renner told the outlet that his injuries are "much worse than anyone knows" and that the actor is "very aware of the fact that he almost died out there."
"The right side of Jeremy’s chest was crushed, and his upper torso had collapsed. He also had a bad head wound that was bleeding and a leg injury," they continued. "He knew he was in bad shape and that he might not make it out of this."
Another source claimed that they heard "the damage to Jeremy’s chest was so substantial it had to be reconstructed in surgery" and it could take up to two years for the actor to be back to "fighting shape".
They explained: "So far, he’s had two surgeries and he will likely require more in the weeks ahead on his leg. Doctors tend to space out operations to allow time for the body’s natural healing process to kick in, and that’s the case here."
During a press conference on January 3, Washoe County Sheriff Darin Balaam told reporters that Renner's snow plow PistenBully got stuck, and that it started rolling away while the actor was having a conversation with a family member.
"In an effort to stop the rolling PistenBully, Mr. Renner attempt[ed] to get back into the driver’s seat of the PistenBully. Based on our investigation, it’s at this point that Mr. Renner [was] run over," the sheriff said. He then added that the incident was "tragic," however, he stated that there was no reason to suspect foul play.
Renner's family released a statement via TMZ that read: "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."
Several hours after the horrifying accident, Renner took to Instagram to post an image of himself in his hospital bed, thanking his 19.6 million followers for their support in the caption.
"Thank you all for your kind words [...] Im too messed up now to type. But I send love to you all [sic]," he wrote.