“They’ve never been to Nutty Putty before, but they toured many harder caves in the Logan area that required vertical climbing skills,” said Leavitt, one of dozens of cavers who volunteered with the unsuccessful rescue effort. Reservations and an access pass are required to explore the cave, with usage restricted to about six groups daily.Ĭave access manager Michael Leavitt said John Jones and his group had a pass and were experienced cavers. Nutty Putty Cave is privately owned by Utah’s State Institutional Trust Land Administration.

Search and rescue workers successfully rescued two people from the same spot in the 1,500-foot-long cave during the same week in 2004. “It’s not very often where you come in, you have high hopes and you are going into an operation you have done before with success and then you get into a situation where it doesn’t go as you planned.” But in the hours after he became wedged again, Jones’ physical condition deteriorated. A plaque commemorating his life can now be found at the cave's entrance. Thus, Nutty Putty Cave was permanently sealed shortly after Jones' death. HowStuffWorks writes that it was deemed too dangerous to extract his remains. Rescuers were able to get him food and water during that temporary freedom. After being trapped for an excruciating 27 hours, John Edward Jones died from a heart attack on November 25, 2009. Jones was freed from the crevice late Wednesday afternoon but fell back several feet into the tight space when an anchor in the cave roof that supported the pulley system failed, Cannon said. The crevice was about 150 feet below ground in an L-shaped area of the cave known as “Bob’s Push,” which is only about 18 inches wide and 10 inches high, said Utah County sheriff’s spokesman Sgt. At times, more than 50 rescuers were involved in trying to free him. John Edward Jones memulai penjelajahan ke Gua Nutty Putty sekitar pukul 8 malam waktu setempat, pada malam 24 November 2009, beberapa hari sebelum Thanksgiving. The 6-foot-tall, 190-pound spelunker got stuck with his head at an angle below his feet about 9 p.m. Saat beranjak dewasa, ia mencoba ekspedisinya bersama Josh dan beberapa saudaranya. John Jones was part of a group of 11 people exploring the cave passages. Cannon said recovery work can be more aggressive than a rescue because the victim’s well-being is considered differently. 24, 2009, Jones entered Nutty Putty Cave with 11 other people. The nutty putty cave death pictures are known to be of the john jones, who was 26 years old at that time when he went in the nutty putty cave. (Photo: Jones family) Two days before Thanksgiving, on Nov. Rescue teams had been using drilling equipment to try to free Jones from the cave. John Jones died in Nutty Putty Cave on Nov. His death is a sobering reminder of how dangerous caving can be and why we should follow safe caving practices at all times when spelunking. It’s unclear when the effort will resume. This article describes the Nutty Putty Cave accident in which a 26-year-old caver named John Jones tragically lost his life in 2009.

The effort to recover John Jones’ body from the cave was on hold Thursday as the sheriff’s office tried to determine how best to proceed, Sgt. Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close Menu

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