Read on only if you are okay with the possibility of developing a fear of caves and enclosed spaces.
It is an extremely sobering and tragic story about the dangers of exploring the unknown.
The Nutty Putty Cave is a cave in Elberta, Utah named for the clay found within.
It is known for its small and twisting tunnels.
The cave had been closed off for three years beginning in 2006 and reopened on May 18, 2009.
John Jones was a 26-year-old medical student who was happily married and expecting his second child with his wife.
He was unable to turn around or wiggle backwards.
Josh left the cave and called for help.
John Jones was 6 feet tall and weighed 200 pounds.
The section of cave he was trapped in was10 inches by 18 inches.
The situation with Johns health was also becoming more dire as time passed.
John was enduring a state of elevated stress forhours.
Unfortunately, as they were pulling John out the pulley system broke and John fell deeper into the cave.
When a medical professional was able to reach John, they pronounced him dead.
It had been 28 hours.
A decision was made that any further efforts were too dangerous.
The Nutty Putty Cave was instead permanently closed and the entrance sealed with concrete.
Johns body remains entombed in the Nutty Putty Cave.
I knew John was still out there.
I thought: OK.
He has work to do and I need to figure out what Im going to do.
Johns son was born and named John Edward Jones II.
