Richard Branson and son were 'seconds from death' as rocks crashed over their heads during gruelling mountain climb
Always a man of adventure, Sir Richard Branson was on his latest quest when he narrowly escaped death. Accompanied by his son Sam and nephew Noah Devereux, the billionaire businessman was on a mission to conquer Mont Blanc in order to complete the 33-day Virgin Strive Challenge - a 2,000 km trek across Western Europe - when the accident occurred.
Elaborating on the incident, Branson said that they narrowly escaped getting pinned down by falling rocks which were "the size of small cars". He also stated that there was "definitely a friendly star" watching over the family since they literally had to crawl behind large boulders in order to save themselves. Branson told the Press Association, "God forbid, a few seconds earlier it would not have been as pretty - so I'm very thankful we got through it. Three seconds earlier and we would all certainly have been killed."