John Edward Jones He Never Came Back From Utah S Nutty Putty Cave At 11:56 pm on november 25, 2009, john edward jones was pronounced dead. he had survived an extraordinary 27 hours in an inverted position, far longer than anyone had predicted possible. the rescue teams, who had worked tirelessly and heroically, were left devastated by the outcome. john’s death led to the permanent closure of nutty putty. Updated march 12, 2024. after john edward jones got stuck inside utah's nutty putty cave and died there in 2009, it was closed for good — with jones' body forever sealed inside. john edward jones always loved spelunking with this family. his father frequently took him and his brother, josh, on caving expeditions in utah when they were kids.
John Edward Jones He Never Came Back From Utah S Nutty Putty Cave But when he reached the narrow crevice trapping 26 year old john jones in utah county’s nutty putty cave, he had to fight back tears. the simple geometry looked impossible. Salt lake city — michael leavitt is certain that those who were there at the nutty putty cave site five years ago will never forget the effort to save john edward jones. “we did our best out there to do a rescue, recovery, to get the death pronounced before thanksgiving day,” he said, noting that rescuers rushed an ekg down into the cave. John edward jones died in a cave, but his widow emerged from the darkness. emily jones sanchez with her children, lizzie, left, and john, right, and husband donovan sanchez at their wedding. lara douglas. it's been a long five years since john jones got stuck and died in utah’s nutty putty cave, which was then sealed up and became his final. In 2009, just a few days before thanksgiving, 26 year old john edward jones entered utah’s nutty putty cave. he never came back out. the cave, which was named for the loose clay filling many of its narrow passages, already had a notorious reputation. discovered in 1960, the cave became popular with scout troops and amateur spelunkers.
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