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Sep 30, 2023 · John Edward Jones, 26, had gone with his family in 2009 to explore Nutty Putty Cave, located about 55 miles from Salt Lake City, when he suddenly found himself wedged between the rocks.
Mar 4, 2024 · The harrowing last words of a man who 'died the worst death imaginable' after getting stuck upside down in a cave in Utah have been revealed. John Edward Jones, 26, had been exploring Nutty Putty Cave, located approximately 55 miles from Salt Lake City, in November 2009 when the tragic…
Feb 15, 2022 · It reopened in 2009 but, sadly, tragedy struck. Per All That's Interesting, John Edward Jones, then 26, was an avid spelunker who headed to the cave with friends and family a few days before Thanksgiving. Cave Haven reports that Jones was a married medical student with one child who was just looking for a bit of fun and family time that day.
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That proved to be among the most difficult things she would face. She returned with Lizzie to their family apartment at John’s school in Virginia, but because it was student-family housing and there was no longer a student living there, they had to move. It had been difficult to remain there anyway with John gone and looking toward a summer birth, ...
She noticed that she was happier and stronger, more certain that God had a plan for her life, the more she prayed and read her scriptures. She spent time with those she loved and also started to paint, finding that expressing herself through photography and painting was like therapy. What she calls her greatest blessing, though, was the one she hes...
They decided to marry, and Donovan called both Emily’s father and John’s father to ask their permission. When they married in August 2012, her father, an LDS bishop, performed the ceremony, and John’s father walked her down the aisle. “I’m sure it was really hard on the Joneses when I got married, but they welcomed Donovan with open arms,” she said...
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Sep 29, 2023 · Jones family via Deseret News John Edward Jones, the man who died inside Nutty Putty Cave in 2009. A few minutes later, Jones realized he had made a terrible mistake. He had not, in fact, found the Birth Canal, but had instead wedged himself into another narrow passage — and now, he had no way out. He had no room to turn around.
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Dec 5, 2022 · John Edward Jones, 26, entered the Nutty Putty cave alongside family and friends during an expedition in November 2009. You can see a trailer for The Last Descent here:
On November 24, 2009, John Edward Jones (January 21, 1983 – November 25, 2009) became stuck and subsequently died in the cave after being trapped inside for 27–28 hours. Jones and three others had left their party in search of "The Birth Canal", a tight but navigable passageway with a turnaround at the end.
