Mining CEO worth $24 billion nearly drowned and had to break his own leg in a freak hiking accident—he used the recovery time to go back to school
- Posted on July 8, 2026
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Mining CEO worth $24 billion nearly drowned and had to break his own leg in a freak hiking accident—he used the recovery time to go back to school
"I realized that a) I was on my own, b) I was drowning, and c) I'd been there for a little while because there were no ripples in the water," Forrest recalled.