A diagram of how John Jones was stuck for 27 hours in a cave before passing away

 



In 2009, John Jones and his family went to the Nutty Putty cave during Thanksgiving. Jones accidentally became trapped in a horrifically small squeeze. 

The opening measured 10 inches across and 18 inches high, around the size of a clothes dryer. After many rescue efforts from both his family and a huge rescue team, John passed away after 27 hours of excruciating pain, discomfort, and panic.

This is what happened with him :

Tragedy struck in Nutty Putty Cave in Utah, US when experienced spelunker and medical student John Edward Jones was left stranded upside down for more than 24 hours.

Jones went on what would be his last adventure on Thanksgiving on 24 November, 2009 when the incident happened.

The 26-year-old ventured inside the cave with his pals and they soon split into two groups, with Jones heading off with his brother Josh to an area dubbed the ‘birth canal’.

Part of the cave was still unmapped and Jones attempted to travel through the wrong entrance he became stuck.

Inching forward was Jones’ only option and to do so, he exhaled the air from his lungs so he could manoeuvre through the 'L-shaped pinpoint', which was only 10 inches across and reached a height of 18 inches.


Unfortunately, each time Jones breathed and his chest expanded, it further wedged him inside the tight space with no chance of escape.

Despite enlisting the help of power tools and a pulley system, the attempts to rescue Jones failed and he tragically died in the cave, where his body still remains more than 10 years after the tragedy.

Following his death, the location where his body remained was declared a hazard and was filled in with concrete.

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