Flowers were placed at the mouth of the cave in memory of Jones whose body was sealed inside the cave. 3, 2009, following the death of John Jones who was trapped inside the cave. The entrance to the Nutty Putty cave in Utah County is sealed shut, Thursday Dec. Flowers were placed at the mouth of the cave in memory of Jones, whose body was sealed inside the cave. ![]() 3, 2009, following the death of John Jones, who was trapped inside the cave. Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake TribuneĬrews work to rescue John Jones of Stansbury Park from the Nutty Putty Cave near Elberta in November 2009. Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake TribuneĬrews work to rescue John Jones of Stansbury Park from the Nutty Putty Cave near Elberta in November of 2009. Story compiled with contributions from John Hollenhorst and Sarah Dallof.Crews work to rescue John Jones of Stansbury Park from the Nutty Putty Cave near Elberta in November 2009. Some images inside the cave courtesy of. They will post news on the Nutty Putty Cave website. They're exploring the idea of creating a fund to promote safe caving for youth. The Jones family says John wouldn't want to discourage people from the outdoors. The services for Jones will be Saturday morning at 11:00 at the LDS Stansbury Park Stake Center. He is survived by his pregnant wife and 14-month-old daughter. We're grieving with the family and the whole community," said Valentine.įriends and family said Jones was someone who lived life to the fullest, who loved the outdoors and exploring caves. "It's a very, very difficult experience to just be that close and not be able to pull it off. Out of respect for the family and for the safety of the public, the cave will be guarded around the clock to keep people out until the cave is sealed off. Everybody's pulled forward on this rescue," said Leavitt. While Leavitt supported the decision to close the cave, he said he felt emotionally torn. "Every process was put into place to ensure a safer caving environment out there with more prepared groups," said Leavitt. Based on a true story that happened in 2009, this movie The Last Decent is similar to another movie called '147 Hours' concerning Aron Ralston, but in this film a caver or Spelunker named John Jones who is accompanied by his long-suffering brother Josh, go to Utah to begin exploring an unmapped section of what is called Nutty Putty Cave and. According to cave manager Michael Leavitt, Nutty Putty was popular with beginning cavers who could book five hour trips online. ![]() The cave, discovered in 1960, attracted thousands of spelunkers a year - so many that a system had been put into place requiring groups to apply for permits to explore. "They will be kept in the loop on the construction and the materials and the way it's done so they can finalize their plan for an appropriate monument to their son." "There will be allowed a monument that the family can place there, that they feel is appropriate," said Utah County Sheriff Jim Tracy. Officials said they made the decision with full input from Jones' family. We feel like not only is this the final resting place and it should be respected, it's also to protect future cavers," said Josh Jones. "We feel like it would be John's will to protect the safety of future cavers. The family was in total support of closing the cave. The crawlspaces where Jones got stuck are so tight, confining and convoluted that only tiny people could get to him, and they'd run a high risk of getting stuck themselves. They initially said he was stuck in an area known as Bob's Push, which turned out to be incorrect. Spencer Cannon with the Utah County Sheriff's Office said Jones' body was stuck in an unnamed passageway about approximately 100 feet down and 400 feet from the entrance of the cave. Josh Jones, John's brother, speaks at the Friday press conference John Valentine, who is also with the Utah County Search and Rescue team. "For the same reason that John got hurt and got stuck, if we put other people in that same location they could likewise get stuck or get hurt," said Utah Sen. They said it's just too dangerous and difficult to attempt a body recovery. "There are some that feel they have failed our family, and we want everyone to know they have done everything humanly possible to save our bother."Īll parties involved agreed unanimously the cave should be permanently sealed. It was a heroic effort," said Josh Jones. "We just want to thank the rescue workers. They struggled in the tight confines of the cave, so close to Jones, but were totally unable to extricate him. ![]() This has obviously been a tremendously difficult ordeal, not only for the family, but for rescuers. The announcement was made Friday afternoon at the sheriff's office in Utah County. It's a place to honor and respect our brother," said Josh Jones, John's brother. "It will be the final resting place for our son and our brother and husband.
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