![]() A plaque was placed at the cave in memorial of Jones. His body was never recovered and the cave has been closed ever since. It was concluded it would be too dangerous to retrieve his body from the cave following his death. Sadly, Jones was pronounced dead of cardiac arrest 27 hours later. The best plan they had was to use a system of pulleys and ropes to hoist him up legs first but their attempts were unsuccessful. Rescue operations were launched after John Jones became stuck in the cave (Image: Real Horror/Youtube) The tightest spots were called "The Helmet Eater," "The Scout Eater" and "The Birth Canal".īefore Jones took to the popular cave, which welcomed 5,000 visitors a year, there had been six separate rescues of cavers including two Boy Scouts, who had also become stuck inside. Nutty Putty Cave in Salt Lake City, Utah, had been described as a beginner cave but was known for its tight twists, turns, and crawls, even leaving some scouts needing rescuing years prior. READ MORE: Scorched corpses of mum cradling baby among 396 killed in horror supermarket fire He would never see daylight again after stepping foot inside the cave.Īlthough the 26-year-old father of one hadn’t been to this particular cave, he was confident in his abilities despite not having done it in years. John Edward Jones had experience exploring caves when he was younger and visited Nutty Putty Cave with his brother Josh and nine other people on November 24, 2009. You might be surprised at your sense of adventure.A notoriously dangerous cave so narrow it has been dubbed the Birth Canal was shut down for good with the body of its last victim still trapped inside. Some may be ultra-hyper sensitive to safe which can be a little (I hesitate to say it) too much sometimes? In order to get to know one another before the holiday, John, who was 26 at the time, and Josh, who was 23, chose to explore Nutty Putty Cave with 9 other relatives and friends. The evening of November 24, 2009, a few days before Thanksgiving, local time. Overall I would like to think cavers are pretty safe folk. At around eight o’clock, John Edward Jones decided to enter Nutty Putty Cave. Free climbing over small sections, and plenty of other weird situations one finds themselves in, Don’t Freaking Do It. If you can’t commit yourself mentally to certain situations like 1. I’d rather cut the trip or go somewhere else in the cave rather then someone try something they’re not a 100 percent fine with or committed to. Never do anything you’re not comfortable with. About to walk over a 20 foot hole? Just yell back and say “hole” or “slippery”. Three points of contact at all times when on unstable ground. (Depending on the entire situation: how far back in the Cave, how difficult of a Cave is it, obstacles, time for Cave rescue to get called, time for them to get to the Cave, time for the to reach you in a cave, time for them to figure how the hell they’re going to get you out of a Cave on a back board if necessary, and the list continues)īecause of that every time I lead a group of my friends regardless of how many times we’ve gone together, I always give the “safety talk.” Which pretty much includes three huge points - 1. So if you’re injured, don’t expect to get out of there for quite some time. The biggest lesson I learned was how long Cave rescue can take. My grotto did a good job at making me go to a new caverns orientation before I could officially go on a certain level caving trip. The guy who was stuck down there was semi close to losing it though. Eventually he was saved because his friend manage to get out. His partner left to get help, and the guy was down there for a couple days if my memory serves me correctly. ![]() There is a story out there of a cave diver who was running out of air and him and his partner found a chamber within the underwater cave that they found air in. There are no accidents in underwater caving because most accidents lead to death. You’ll see a lot more deaths in underwater caving. The NSS keeps a running record of all “reported” caving accidents and deaths. The good news is there really aren’t a lot of caving deaths and accidents. Yeah that’s an unfortunate sad case there. r/alpinism Take hiking to the high slopes ![]() ![]() Please join the NSS, find your local grotto (cave club) to learn caving and cave locations.įind a caving group in your own country: International Union of Speleology No pictures of cavers without helmets or doing anything else unsafe.Do not POST cave locations (to avoid vandalism and accidents).Do not SOLICIT cave locations (to avoid vandalism and accidents)."Cave Softly: Take only pictures, leave only footprints (in the right places), kill only time." ![]()
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