Information in the story may be outdated So he kept going , likely thinking he was in the Canal. Now sealed up, Nutty Putty Cave serves as a natural memorial and gravesite to John Edward Jones. Murdock headed for the scene, knowing blood and fluids would be pooling in Johns brain and lungs. Kendrey Flake as Lizzie, John's young daughter. He assures John that everything will be all right, and promises him that he'll get out of the cave. When rescuers told trauma physician Doug Murdock that John was nearly upside down, he knew the trapped man didnt have much time. Motola introduced herself to John, even though all she could see of him was a pair of navy and black running shoes. They pulled again. It was November 24, 2009, a few days before Thanksgiving. He was born January 21, 1983 in Sandy, Utah. Down in the cave, though, John didnt respond, Kowallis said. She was carried down the aisle by John's father. Jones had been descending head-first when he became pinned in place. As he tries to go back and free himself, he falls into an even smaller hole and passes out. The "equipment failure" was supposedly the result of a lack of rock integrity. He never woke up. John, 26 at the time, and Josh, 23, along with nine other friends and family members, decided to explore Nutty Putty Cave as a way to connect with each other ahead of the holiday. He wore a rainbow-colored, 1970s-style caving headlamp his father had bought for the family trips of his childhood. But Hodgson, one of the onscene commanders, was focused on his earlier promise to the Jones family that rescuers would bring John out of the darkness. Bonus episodes of the KSL podcast Cold are available through the subscription service Wondery Plus, along with the entire first season of Cold ad-free. After about 20 minutes, Ryan raised his voice to yell. John's condition continues to worsen as the hours go by. Thanksgiving dinner was an Ensure shake through a straw. What if hes not dead, and we all leave and he wakes up and no ones there? After his death, she went home to Salem, Va. She lives with her parents now and is applying to graduate schools. At the top, Dave pulled Utah County sheriffs Lt. Tom Hodgson aside. As he talks to the baby, he realizes the baby is his soon to be born son. Hot rising water formed the ancient fissure, and the still-humid air is slowly but constantly degrading the rock. Atthis point,John told Josh,"Go get 'em, brother. I just know that hes still watching out for us, that our family is still a family.. Jon Jasper/jonjasper.com Explorer Emily Vinton Maughen at the entrance of Nutty Putty Cave. Aaron climbs down and finds John, whose condition is starting to deteriorate. Otherwise, hed be so disappointed when he met me again if I just stopped living when he died., Copyright 2023 Deseret News Publishing Company. "Nutty Putty Cave and John Jones Incident"But what happened to a keen young explorer deep in the bowels of Utah's famous cave system must surely take the cak. In one of the cases, rescue crews took 14 hours to free a 16-year-old Scout who weighed 140 pounds and was 57 tall, making him much smaller than John using a complex series of pulleys. Emily had always known her husband of 3 1/2 years to be persistent and patient. No Fault: Directed by Maggie Kiley. Landon Henneman as Aaron, a veteran rescue worker who is distraught over past rescues that have ended tragically. It changes the way you live. Guide us as we work through this, Josh prayed. It took crews 14 hours to free him, and the teen spent three days in a hospital afterward. On 24 November, 2009, John Edward Jones . His wife, Emily Jones Sanchez, and their two children were left behind. If the friction was still too great, theyd add another pulley. Aaron, Susie and other workers plan to pull John out of the hole by drilling pulleys into the walls and hooking the ropes to his feet. Family Photo via The Denver PostJohn Edward Jones with his wife Emily before the Nutty Putty Cave incident that took his life. AND POSTING ABOUT YOU., Another comment reads: "Is that John on ur profile picture? He lowered himself into the wider end of the crack, but it was too tight to work the rope all the way around John. Eventually, he had come home to Utah with his wife Emily and 13-months-old daughter for the Thanksgiving holiday and to share the good news that another baby is expected next June. When a second person got stuck at Nutty Putty less than a week later, state officials closed the cave. They strung the line 400 feet from the entrance to Johns tunnel, then gave a speaker to Ryan. Get more details on the movie's Facebook pageor at LastDescent.com. When he saw a fissure that dropped nearly straight down in front of him, it may have appeared to widen out at the bottom, giving him a spot to turn around. He has been involved in past rescues that have ended tragically, and he vows to not leave without rescuing John. The rescue team weren't even able to reach his body, so the cave was closed down and sealed off around Jones' body and turned into a memorial for the father. With fluids pooling dangerously in his head and lungs, the shock of the injury could kill him. But John hadnt moved, spoken or breathed for hours. The baby was due on Ryans birthday, June 13. The wife of a man who died the 'worst possible death' has spoken out against the trolling her family have continued to receive 13 years on. Nutty Putty Cave lived up to its reputation on the night of Johns death. Emily has since spoken out about the online abuse she's continued to face for moving on with her life. When they lifted John up for the third time, Ryan stuck his head in the crack to give John his first glimpse of another person in hours. 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. Nutty Putty is a hydrothermal cave known for its tight twists and crawl spaces; management has occasionally closed this cave off to the public due to its dangerous conditions. web browser that He screamed. Officials closed Nutty Putty Cave in 2004 soon after the incidents with the Boy Scouts. All John and Josh, both devout Mormons, could do at this point was pray. It breaks my heart how easily people focus on happiness in this earthly life instead of holding on and wait to be re-united.". Still, she was absolutely sure he was going to be all right. Jones died after being trapped for over 24 hours. Alexis "Lexy" Johnson as Emily Jones, John's wife. She knew Nutty Putty, and she could go where others couldnt. The rescuers worked through Tuesday night and into the day on Wednesday attempting to free Jones. John Edward Joness brother was the first to find him. The entire system starts to fail.". After becoming stuck in a hole 18 inches wide and 150 feet underground, rescue crews worked frantically and heroically to free him to get him home to his loving wife, Emily. In an interview with Deseret News, Emily spoke out against the trolling and stood behind her new husband, explaining that it's 'never been hard to talk about John' to her second spouse Donovan Sanchez. OK, John. Susie didnt go to the traumatic stress debriefing for the search-and-rescue teams -- she had to get back to her job at an Orem nursery. His conversation is overshadowed with flashbacks from when he first met Emily to them dating. But no one will ever go in the cave again. Hi, Susie, thanks for coming, but I really, really want to get out, said 26-year-old John Jones. RIP JOHN IF I WAS YOUR WIFE I WOULD HAVE NEVER MOVED ON SOO SOON AND WOULD BE SHARING YOUR STORY AND LIFE. By subscribing, you acknowledge and agree to KSL.com's, Cold: US Marshal shares insider account of Susan Powell investigation, Top stories of 2009, No. But they quickly determined neither would work. 6 comes in Mexico; BYU clinches final WCC title, Twitter to allow publishers to charge users on a per article basis starting May, Wrongfully convicted Kansas man to get $7.5M payment. Although Jones' death is the first known fatality since cavers began exploring Nutty Putty's narrow passageways in the 1960s, rescuers have been called to the cave five times in the last 10 years. He was exhausted. Tears streamed down the rescuer s face as Emily shouted to John from the chaotic surface to the musty, cramped tunnel. In the meantime, the team worked to solve the friction problem by rigging a pulley system anchored to the tunnels walls with a series of climbing cams anchors designed to fit quickly and tightly into rock. I need your help, I need you to make sure you are pushing with your hands. Another comment reads: "Is that John on ur profile picture? There are many trees mentioned in the scriptures that have spiritual lessons we can learn from. One of the bolts anchoring the pulleys broke, and John was back into his initial position. John Jones began to explore the "Birth Canal" section, however something went wrong and he ended up in another area, "Bob's Push", 100 feet below the surface of the cave. Theyd been through rescues where, despite all efforts, the victim died. John Edward Jones was the last man to explore the Nutty Putty Cave. Back in the cave, each new pulley helped inch John out of his dark prison. Actress: Nude Nuns with Big Guns. She couldnt hear her group. Today Emily is married to Donovan Sanchez, with whom she had another child. Being upside down, your body has to pump the blood out of the brain all the time, he said. The Utah County Sheriffs Office set up a command center and rescue leaders ran through idea after idea. It breaks my heart how easily people focus on happiness in this earthly life instead of holding on and wait to be re-united.". Crews would seal it with concrete at its main entrance, both to give the family peace and to prevent another injury. One of those images showed the opening of Nutty Putty Cave. Now at the age of 26, John was in the prime of his life, who was married and was attending medical school in Virginia at the same time. Still, the family knew that giving the films director, Isaac Halasima, their blessing also meant they were subjecting themselves to a potentially difficult experience. In 2016, filmmaker Isaac Halasima produced and directed a full-length feature film about the life and failed rescue of John Jones. He couldnt twist through a rocky corkscrew that led out of the tunnel. But the cave would become a special place for her family. deductible, Report a missed paper by emailingsubscribe@sltrib.comor calling801-237-2900, For e-edition questions or comments, contact customer support801-237-2900or emailsubscribe@sltrib.com. The rescuers had little room to move and very little grip with which to pull. All Rights Reserved, Nutty Putty Cave accident victims widow: I know there is life after death, John Jones died in a cave, but his widow emerged from the darkness, The Last Descent tells the emotional story of John Jones 7 years after Nutty Putty Cave death, Man trapped in Utah Countys Nutty Putty cave dies. Housewife Betty thinks she can't be divorced by her rich lawyer husband Dan without her consent. If you have experienced a bereavement and would like to speak with someone in confidence, contact Cruse Bereavement Care via their national helpline on 0808 808 1677. Had John lived, Ryan thinks they would have been close friends. The bereaved wife since went on to remarry, and has had two more children with her new husband. Now, he couldnt help them. John left behind his wife, Emily Jones Sanchez, and their two children. She stretched a water bottle down to his right arm, the one forced backward, so he could tip the bottle forward. The cave had only been reopened for six months in 2009 when John and his family entered. It stars Chadwick Hopson, Alexis Johnson, Landon Henneman, Jyllian Petrie, and Jacob Omer. They are picked up by John's brother Josh, who tells him that the Nutty Putty Cave has been opened after having been closed before. The families still talk and are friends. She's wrong. Drills and chisels continued to arrive throughout the day, but the larger equipment was too big to position near John. His life was in that cave, in that little crack.. Ryan Shurtz usually feels at home underground. "Its never been hard to remember John," she said. But then John slid down into the passage even further, becoming trapped worse than before. RIP JOHN IF I WAS YOUR WIFE I WOULD HAVE NEVER MOVED ON SOO SOON AND WOULD BE SHARING YOUR STORY AND LIFE. But rescuers finally had the power to pull him out. 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. Shortly after he arrived, rescue crews got a set of heavy-duty air chisels and drills they would use to rebuild a pulley system designed to pull John out of the fissure. John left behind his wife, Emily Jones Sanchez, and their two children. When 23-year-old Josh learned his brother was stuck, he thought it was the beginning of another family adventure story. Johns body inched up, but he had nothing to hold onto and slipped back into the crevice as soon as Josh released him. Why did you guys put me here? John replied. Despite the arrival of a massive rescue crew which tried to save him, Jonesdied around midnight on November 26. Its just that I know, Emily said. Salt Lake County crews brought a telecom, a set of two radios that transmitted by way of a cable line. Nutty Putty Cave is a hydrothermal cave located west of Utah Lake in Utah County, Utah, United States. A medical student from the University of Virginia, John Edward Jones explored the Nutty Putty Cave in November 2009. It was really serious.. Instead, Brandon Kowallis, another member of Utah Cave Rescue whod just arrived at Nutty Putty Cave, crawled into the tunnel to take his place. The cave is famous among the locals and is considered a good cave to explore for new spelunkers. Despite some of the horrendous comments, others have been quick to defend Emily and her family. PROVO, Utah - For many people, the images of rescuers and ropes standing above a small hole in the ground is what they remember of Nutty Putty Cave. Id gone in it, in the front, and kind of said, Thats it, thats enough.'. He left behind his wife, who was pregnant, and another child. His family thanked rescuers for their help even despite the horrible news. It had been years since John was in any cave. It took him 15 minutes to crawl out of the crack. Jones stopped responding to the rescue team late that night. John Edward Jones, the man who died inside Nutty Putty Cave in 2009. They had to push the cams through a thick layer of powdery calcite that coated the cave walls, then string the rope through the attached pulley. Ryan was one of about two dozen rescuers who went to Johns funeral. It may be surprising to many that Jones' family has decided to share these final, tragic moments of his life with the world, but his wife, Emily, says she decided to share his story to show people the kind of man he was as well as to share the message that there is hope of seeing those we love again. With Chadwick Hopson, Alexis Johnson, Landon Henneman, Jyllian Petrie. The best way to bring him back from that abyss, Ryan discovered, was to ask about his young family. At 11:56 p.m. on the night before Thanksgiving, the search and rescue team determined Jones had died. John's position in the cave was problematic from the outset. 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The rainbow headlamp bounced off. Patty Jo Engels is known for Nude Nuns with Big Guns (2010), Nerve (2011) and Cold Stone (2012). Susie then climbs back up to the entrance where she meets with an expert who states that if John is in the tunnel for extended periods of time, his body will begin to shut down. The best plan they had was to use a system of pulleys and ropes to try to free John from his perilously tight spot. It worked to get Jones past the fishhook of the rock lip, causing some relief on the afternoon of Nov. 25. But when he reached the narrow crevice trapping 26-year-old John Jones in Utah Countys Nutty Putty Cave, he had to fight back tears. John Edward Jones passed away while spelunking in the Nutty Putty Cave of Utah on November 24th, 2009. Youre going to be out of here lickety split.. In the long hours theyd spent underground, John talked about the baby growing inside her, how he planned to be there for the childs birth. Once John had been declared dead, there were discussions about how do we get him out? There were some rather distasteful discussions as well, things that nobody really wanted to do, Cannon said. Patty Jo Engels. Its still painful to talk much about John. This page was last edited on 10 April 2023, at 14:32. She tells him many rescuers are on the scene and are doing their best to get him out. Ryan steeled himself. John oscillated between calm, coherent conversation to helplessly thrashing his legs in sheer panic. He notices that the injuries he sustained have disappeared. While exploring the cave, Jones got wedged in a small opening and was unable to free himself. The2016filmThe Last Descent retold Jones's story to the world at large. We weighed the pros and cons and we finally decided that if this movie could help people, if it could be a good thing, if people can learn to treasure their relationships and be reminded about how fragile life is, then maybe its worth it.. The Salt Lake Tribune, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) public charity and contributions are tax John Edward Jones entered Nutty Putty Cave at around 8 p.m. local time on the evening of Nov. 24, 2009, a few days before Thanksgiving. Susie went in first and reached John at 12:30 a.m. She arrived at approximately 12:30am - John had been trapped for about 3.5 hours. To make sure you never miss out on your favourite NEW stories, we're happy to send you some reminders, Click 'OK' then 'Allow' to enable notifications, .css-o3g03s{color:black;}Published16:30,03 November 2022 GMT.css-1aaqh7x{color:#666666;}@media (min-width:1024px){.css-1aaqh7x{color:#666666;}}| Last updated16:51,03 November 2022 GMT. When Ryan reached John, he loosened the knots earlier rescuers had tied around his legs. Emily wanted to serve a church mission and had been called to Madagascar. Moving on wasnt easy. The rescue team could not reach Johns body, either, so the cave was closed off and sealed around his body, where it is to this day a memorial for the father of two. During the evening of November 24,2009, John Jones and a group of fellowcave explorers entered Nutty Putty Cave located near Salt Lake City, UT. Uniformed deputies remained at the opening of the cave 24-hours a day from the night of Jones death until Nutty Puttys permanent closure the following week. He might live. Jones, 26, had grown up in Utah but was attending medical school at the University of Virginia in 2009 when he returned home with his pregnant wife and 14-month-old daughter for Thanksgiving. He calls for Aaron and Susie and finds the pulley ropes. Next the crew would pull as hard as it could. Josh crawled back up to the surface and called 911 while a friend went into the tunnel to stay with John. The rescuers invested 3,700 cumulativehours of effort, and stood sidebyside with the family throughout the ordeal. Jones-Sanchez currently lives in Peoria, Illinois, where she and her current husband, Donovan Sanchez, moved to be closer to her parents. Emily Jones-Sanchez is photographed with her current husband, Donovan Sanchez. When he saw Ryans face covered in blood, he worried his son might have a concussion, a cracked skull, or even have lost an eye. John hadn't gone into a cave in years when the two brothers met for Thanksgiving at their parents' Stansbury Park home. When he reached the corkscrew, he got stuck himself. Emily forced herself to get into a car with Johns family and leave her husband behind. In 2009, John Jones, a 26-year-old medical student and experienced caver, arrives in Utah for the Thanksgiving weekend with his wife Emily and young daughter Lizzie. The probability of Susan Powell or anybody else being placed in Nutty Putty Cave after John Jones died inside Nutty Putty Cave is zero, Cannon said. She could hear that his lungs were filling with fluid. The cave rescue was supposed to be something she could do. No, it ended shortly after the crack where John was stuck. Leon Jones worked his way out, but the story entered the pantheon of family lore. He was tearing up, Emily remembered, which confused her. John Jones Jones, 26, had grown up in Utah but was attending medical school at the University of Virginia in 2009 when he returned home with his pregnant wife and 14-month-old daughter for. Emily couldnt understand how they could know John was dead -- they hadnt found a pulse on his legs for hours. After entering Nutty Putty Cave on November 24, 2009, Jones soon got stuck in a narrow passageway. Discovered in 1960 by Dale Green, he named it Nutty Putty because of the clay (the kind that likely caused that pulley to give out) found in most of the narrow tunnels in the underground structure. He then reflects on the hallucinations and visions of the boy and man in grey with Emily and Lizzie. Guide us as we work through this, Josh prayed, and worked his way free. The Nubian Pyramids Of Sudan Are Just As Impressive As Those In Egypt So Why Aren't They As Well-Known? Unfortunately, John's position made it challenging forlarge equipment toget near him. The cave was named Nutty Putty because of the large . John inched upward. Josh Powell was, at the least, aware of the cave. Rescuers had spent 27 hours trying to save John. Nutty Putty is a hydrothermal cave known for its tight twists and crawl spaces; management hasoccasionally closed this caveoff to the public due to its dangerous conditions. Maybe it's because as people learned more about the life of John Jones and his response to a life or death situation, they wanted to be better. Epilogue captions state that the cave's entrance has since been sealed, with John's body still inside, and provides a thank you to the rescuers from the family. They traversed its chambers for about 30 minutes before reaching the 135-foot tunnel where John was stuck. They told us that John got stuck about 8:45 p.m. We got the notification sometime I believe just before 9:30, Cannon said. "This in not the end of life. Just wondering, when you die and go to heaven, who will you be with? Seeing his feet and seeing how swallowed he was by the rock, thats when I knew it was serious. Josh said. It felt like a slap in the face, said Susie Motola, who had been the first rescuer to reach John but was now working on the haul line. They had medicine ready to give John intravenously immediately after they freed him. About an hour into the caving expedition, John decided to find the Nutty Putty Cave formation known as the Birth Canal, a tight passage that spelunkers must crawl through carefully if they dare. Thousands of people have explored the cave, which was once so popular that line formed at its entrance. Josh, at John's behest, reluctantly leaves him to go get help. While alone, John passes out again due to his upside down position. In a new bonus episode, the "Cold" podcast investigated that theory to determine if it was plausible. Although the 26-year-old father of one hadn't been to this particular cave, he was confident in his abilities . He wanted to find a tight passage. Emily approves because of John's enthusiasm and he and Josh go to explore the cave. John hadnt gone into a cave in years when the two brothers met for Thanksgiving at their parents Stansbury Park home. And now, with John Edward Jones trapped inside the cave, time was running out. As he finds his way back to the entrance, he finds it deserted and realizes he has died and is now a spirit in the afterlife. Its never been hard to remember John. He just knows that the kids need to remember their dad so hes good about wanting to stay in touch with the Joneses and he loves the Joneses.. I know because Ive been able to talk to him since he died, and Ive had several experiences where the veil has been thin, and Ive had these sacred moments where I dont understand everything and my faith is not perfect, but I know hes out there, and I know theres life after death, and I know our family will be together again so that perspective pretty much changes everything. Fighting a black depression, he crawled back out of the hole, stopping every few minutes so he wouldnt vomit. And at six feet tall and 200 pounds, he wasnt the little kid he used to be. Emily has since remarried and gone on to have two more children. When the new system -- drilled into the rock -- was finished, the team would inch John up. As paramedics assessed the extent of the damage, Ryan told his father it was OK to go back into the tunnel -- someone had to stay with John. Hes dying right now. This archived news story is available After the pulley system failed, rescuers started to rig up a secondrope and pulley mechanism to help him. After those rescues in 2004, the Nutty Putty Cave was closed to the public. He realizes that man was always his son, and tearfully tells the infant to watch over his mother and sister. Chadwick Hopson as John Jones, a medical student who gets stuck in an 18-inch wide hole in Nutty Putty Cave. Then, its owners sealed the cave with Jones body inside to prevent a tragedy like this from ever happening again. John was exploring the cave alongside his brother, but got stuck in a narrow tunnel. 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. He had come back home to Utah to spend some relaxing holiday time with his family. Rescuers tried to save him, butafter a long, dramatic, and ultimately unsuccessful rescue attempt, John perished, leaving a wife, a daughter, and an unborn son behind.
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