John eventually died on the evening of November 25, 2009, stuck upside . At the time of his death, he was 6 feet tall and weighed over 200 pounds. With this realization it was becoming more and more evident that it would probably not be possible to get him out in time, because even as all these processes were happening, John Joness body was going through massive cardiovascular stress because he was stuck upside down. He was married, had a one-year-old daughter, and was attending medical school in Virginia. It was a startling tragedy for a family, a community of rescuers, and a state that followed the failed rescue effort, only to learn of the fatal outcome that came one day before Thanksgiving in 2009. She said she feels blessed to have her children, to have found Donovan, to have learned all that she has learned. John had suffered a fatal cardiac arrest shortly before midnight on November 25, 2009. Alex Murdaugh was sentenced to life in prison without parole Friday after being convicted of murdering his wife and son. John Edward Jones, 26, of Stansbury Park was stuck in the Nutty Putty Cave, which sits west of Utah Lake near Cedar Valley, according to the sheriff's office of Utah County. [8] The cave was closed prior to Jones' death, but cavers had cut their way through the gated entrance. The story of John Jones getting stuck in the Nutty Putty cave is one of the most horrifying stories about spelunking and is sure to chill your bones even if you dont have claustrophobia, which many people have said online in discussions about the episode, because it reminds us why human beings avoid dark and dangerous situations usually. These caves were first explored by Dale Green in 1960. They succeeded in rigging a rope and pulley system to help lift him past the obstacle. He left behind his wife Emily, a young daughter and a baby boy on the way (he's named John). And at six feet tall and 200 pounds, he wasnt the little kid he used to be. The rope-and-pulley operation was no more, the rescuers had no other viable plans, and John was trapped. Search and rescue personnel gather around the entrance to Nutty Putty Cave in southwest Utah County Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. Nutty Putty Cave Accident Victim S Widow I Know There Is Life After Death Deseret News His wife, Emily Jones-Sanchez, would return to Virginia a widow and recalls that first year and the first anniversary of his death. The film focuses on the relationship between John with his daughter and wife as well as his terrifying experience and the aftermath of his death. . He just really needed a dad. I feel like I can love John more, and better, because of my relationship with Donovan. Well that's terrifying. When it became clear that Jones' remains couldn't be extricated from the cave, Nutty Putty was permanently closed and sealed as Jones' final resting place. John had not been inside a cave for years and wanted to relive his childhood hobby. "The Last Descent" is a moving film about John and Emily's relationship and his attempted rescue from Nutty Putty in 2009. When John realized that it was too narrow for him to turn back he decided to go a little forward because he felt that the chamber in front of him was a drop to a more open space where he would ideally have enough space to maneuver and turn back around, so he could head on up again. The new Internet Historian video uploaded the other day has me thinking about this guy. At this point, John Jones was crawling head first into a cave that was essentially getting narrower and more perpendicular to the ground, which meant that there came a point where he was at an almost 90 degree angle in the cave, and it was so narrow that he was held between the columns of the cave. Cannon said given the fact Susan Powell was seen alive after the concrete plug was poured, it is not possible for her body to also be entombed with John Jones. The two started talking on the phone and, when Donovan had a conference in New York City, part of a model United Nations class, she decided to go meet him. This movie, The Last Descent, was released in 2016 to strong reviews and was well-received by the public. Roundy believes that the pulley came loose at its anchor point in the cave wall, which contain a substantial amount of loose clay. https://www.deseret.com/2014/11/24/20553477/five-years-after-tragedy-nutty-putty-cave-remains-sealed, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nutty_Putty_Cave. The american John Edward Jones was trapped in the Nutty Putty cave in the USA Utah. Nutty Putty Cave lived up to its reputation on the night of Johns death. Id had my fair share of doubts and struggles, but after my experiences after Johns death, I knew death wasnt the end. comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A ZebraNetwork Additional comment actions Well that's terrifying. Downey remembers getting a phone call at 1 or 2 a.m. "I was the Grotto secretary and I had all of the contact information for the local caving community," says Downey. After this introduction began the process of rescuing John Jones from the Nutty Putty Cave, but even after about 28 hours of effort nothing could be done. Each article is written by a team member with exposure to and experience in the subject matter. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_lzv__a4Pw. "We're here to inform, teach and get people into caving safely.". This article details what happened in the Nutty Putty Cave accident in which a caver of 26 years old identified as John Jones tragically lost his life in the year 2009. He passed away at the age of 23 leaving his wife (Emily) as well as one daughter (Lizzie) and a third baby in the process of being born by June 10, 2010. So, both the devout Mormon brothers prayed, Guide us as we work through this. He found what he thought was the Birth Canal and inched his way into the narrow passage head first, moving forward using his hips, stomach, and fingers. Just shoot me if I was him. A survey conducted in 2003 was able to map 1,355 feet (413 meters) of cave to a depth of 145 feet (44 meters) from the surface. It's been a long five years since John Jones got stuck and died in Utahs Nutty Putty Cave, which was then sealed up and became his final resting place. Others followed in the months and years that police spent investigating the Powell case. Of all the fascinating horror stories on YouTube this one I keep coming back to cuz it really unsettles me 11 years after the event I still feel for the guy. More than a decade after the unfortunate accident, we spoke to a pair of experienced Utah cavers about what it was like to explore Nutty Putty Cave, the history and geology of the cave, and how the 2009 incident impacted the local caving community. This was because John was stuck 100 feet below the surface and 400 feet into the cave system. Although the rescuers had come as soon as possible, it took a few hours to get people, equipment, and supplies down 400 feet into the cave and 150 feet below the Earth's surface where John was still trapped . John Jones, 26, of Stansbury Park died about 12:30. Jones died after being trapped for over 24 hours. Yea, they closed and sealed the cave because it was just too difficult to retrieve the body. The heart attack was caused due to excessive strain on the heart because of his downward position. John Jones and his wife, Emily Dawn Jones. In the wake of Jones death, the Utah County Sheriff floated the idea of permanently sealing the cave. John Jones died in Nutty Putty cave on Nov. 25, 2009. Now, looking back, I see he was so right, she said. I guess at least he was in contact with people. It is a tremendous blessing.. John Edward Jones, 26, was a medical student and experienced spelunker who went cave diving with a group of friends while visiting family in Utah for Thanksgiving in 2009. John Edward Jones visited Nutty Putty Cave with his brother Josh and 11 others on Nov. 24, 2009, only months after the cave was reopened. #WorstPeopleEver #GetALife t.co/OvT4dfVbZi", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nutty_Putty_Cave&oldid=1139372021, Short description is different from Wikidata, Wikipedia cave articles with unreferenced coordinates, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 14 February 2023, at 20:06. He never made it past the entrance. I felt like Heavenly Father is going to take care of us and its going to be OK.. Back in 2004, two Boy Scouts had nearly lost their lives in separate incidents in the same area of Nutty Putty Cave where John became trapped. He didnt even have room to wriggle back out the way hed come. Why Utahs Nutty Putty Cave Is Sealed Up With One Spelunker Inside. [5] In 2006, an effort was put forth to study and severely limit the number of visitors allowed inside the cave. Downey says that the clay was even "sound active," meaning that if you yelled at it, it would ooze and move. But its no use second-guessing things. They decided to marry, and Donovan called both Emilys father and Johns father to ask their permission. He died at the age of 23, leaving behind a wife (Emily), a daughter (Lizzie), and another child that was on the way to be born by June 2010. John Edward Jones was born on January 21, 1983, and was a Utah native. A memorial plaque located near the former entrance to Nutty Putty Cave, placed in remembrance of John Jones. With no hope of rescue and his heart having suffered hours upon hours of strain due to his downward position, John was pronounced dead of cardiac arrest shortly before midnight on the evening of November 25, 2009. When they married in August 2012, her father, an LDS bishop, performed the ceremony, and Johns father walked her down the aisle. Rescuers had spent 27 hours trying to save John. They never recovered his body, which remains inside to this day, for fear of more deaths that might result from such an operation. It had reopened just six months before John Jones had entered the cave. Its a hydrothermal cave that was first explored by Dale Green. The first rescuer was Susie Motola, who reached John at 12:30 am, by which time John was already stuck for over three and a half hours. While attempting to find the Birth Canal, Jones took a wrong turn and ended up in an unmapped section of the cave near Ed's Push. Almost all caves form in limestone, which, over long periods of time, is slowly eaten away by slightly acidic groundwater. (Photo: Dave Cawley, KSL Newsradio). (Photo: Jones family) Two days before Thanksgiving, on Nov. 24, 2009, Jones entered Nutty Putty Cave with 11 other people. We did our best.. What a HORRIBLE way to die! John Jones Final Descent Into Nutty Putty Cave: The Rescuers Tried To Get Him Out For Over 27 Hours: The Death Of John Jones In Nutty Putty Cave: How Many People Have Died In Nutty Putty Cave? This man went through hell and died anyway. At Johns funeral, his LDS stake president mentioned something about his death happening for a reason, Emily said. MUCH PRAYERS TO HIS FAMILY. "They told me, 'I need to get contact information for really skinny cavers.'". Jones descended into the Nutty Putty cave with his brothers and friends in 2009 around Thanksgiving time, never to see his friends or family again. Web It was at BYU that John met his sweetheart Emily Dawn Petersen and they were married in 2006. His arms were now pinned beneath his chest and he couldnt move at all. He named them for their clay. Reading everything I can about it. Unable to escape, communicate, or even speed up the process, Apparently he sucked the air out of lungs to fit into that crack and when he got to the very end it was just a dead end.. absolutely terrifying. Jon Jasper/jonjasper.com Explorer Kory Kowallis in the crawl to the aptly named Scout Trap passage in Nutty Putty Cave. Spencer Cannon said. Because Jones' body couldn't be removed, the site is now considered a grave. NUTTY PUTTY CAVE, UTAH: The body of John Edward Jones, who died in the Nutty Putty Cave in Utah, is still yet to be recovered more than a decade after his death.