![]() ![]() Family of missing 12-year-old Scots girl 'very concerned' as police launch search.Mum killed partner in horror crash after leaving Center Parcs to buy drugs.The trainee doctor was able to wriggle his way forward using his hips, stomach and fingers before making the horror realisation that he was stuck, the Daily Star reports. The 26-year-old made the fatal mistake of believing he could squeeze into the same spaces he was able to as a child, as he inched his way into the so-called Birth Canal of the cave. In one instance, it took rescuers 14 hours to free a 16-year-old Boy Scout - who weighs 140 pounds and is 5-foot-7, much shorter than John - using a complex series of pulleys.A caver suffered an agonising death after becoming trapped upside down for more than 24 hours.Įxperienced spelunker and medical student John Edward Jones was exploring Nutty Putty Cave in Utah with friends over Thanksgiving on Novemwhen tragedy struck.įollowing the dad-of-one's death, the natural attraction was soon declared a hazard and filled in with concrete - with his body still inside. The two Boy Scouts were captured within a week. ![]() In 2004, in the same area of Nutty Putty Cave where John was trapped, two Boy Scouts nearly lost their lives in separate incidents. Most passages are dangerously narrow, even at the entrances where warning signs are posted. One of the rescuers on the scene, Shaun Roundy, explained the difficulties everyone, even seasoned cavers, faced getting into Nutty Putty Cave. Their best plan is to use a system of pulleys and ropes to free John from the dangerously tight position. Over the next 24 hours, more than 100 rescuers worked frantically to free John Edward Jones from the depths of Nutty Putty Cave. “Hi Suzy, thanks for coming,” John said, “but I really, really want to get out.” Motorola introduced herself to John, even though all she saw was a pair of dark blue and black running shoes. At this point, John had been trapped for three and a half hours. The first rescuer to find John was a woman named Susie Motola, who arrived around 12:30 a.m. It took an hour to get people, equipment and supplies this far. But even with rescue, John was still trapped 400 feet into the cave and 100 feet below the surface. “Save me for my wife and kids,” John said.Įventually, Josh climbed to the exit of the cave for help. “Guide us as we work through this,” Josh prayed. His arms are now pressed against his chest, unable to move at all.īoth John and Josh were devout Mormons and all they could do at the time was pray. But then John slid deeper down the aisle and got trapped worse than ever. Josh tried to pull his brother’s calf, but in vain. John Edward Jones’ brother was the first to find him. He tried to exhale the air in his chest so he could fit through a space only 10 inches wide and 18 inches high, about the size of a clothes dryer opening.īut when John inhaled again and his chest bulged again, he finally got stuck. He didn’t even have room to squirm back from the way he came. John knew he was almost trapped now and had nowhere to turn. This is the passage that John Jones thought he found when he got stuck. Researcher Cami Pulham climbs out of the birth canal at Nutty Putty Cave. But after a few minutes, he realized he had made a serious mistake. He found what he thought was the birth canal, and headed down the narrow passage, pushing himself with his hips, stomach, and fingers. At 6 feet tall and 200 pounds, he’s not the kid he used to be.Īfter about an hour of caving, John decided to look for Nutty Putty Cave, known as the “Birth Canal,” a narrow passage that cavers must carefully crawl through. He’s back home in Utah for some relaxing vacations with his family. He is married to a one-year-old daughter and is attending medical school in Virginia. John, 26 at the time, and Josh, 23, and nine other friends and family members decided to explore Nutty Putty Cave to communicate before their holiday.Īt 26, John was in the prime of his life. Local time on the evening of November 24, 2009, a few days before Thanksgiving. Unfortunately, John’s first expedition to Nutty Putty Cave, about 55 miles southwest of Utah Lake, about 55 miles from Salt Lake City, was his last.Įxplorer Emily Vinton Maughen at the entrance to Nutty Putty Cave.Īround 8pm, John Edward Jones entered Nutty Putty Cave.
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