She took Lizzie and drove to the cave with Johns parents. It was kind of like a big brother, saying Come on now, shipshape.. But they quickly determined neither would work. Explorer Cami Pulham crawling out of the passage known as the Birth Canal in Nutty Putty Cave. Some time later, John suddenly awakens, and to his surprise, has the strength to push himself out of the hole. Susie met two other rescuers and descended into the cave through a rocky hole on top of a large hill in the west desert. Ryans father, Dave Shurtz, was also working the haul line. Soon another rescuer, Aaron is brought to the scene. Wife of Man Who Died in Nutty Putty Cave Shares Why She's - LDS Living Ultimately the decision was made that it was too much risk for the rescuers to remain there in an effort to get him out and the decision was made to leave him in place.. But they were still able to retrieve a body for loved ones. They were so close to John, but everything they tried had failed. But where was John? It may be surprising to many that Jones' family has decided to share these final, tragic moments of his life with the world, but his wife, Emily, says she decided to share his story to show people the kind of man he was as well as to share the message that there is hope of seeing those we love again. One was, I dont know, maybe 6 or 7 hours long. The first goal of the rescue teamwas to get John into a situation that would minimize strain onhis heart and lungs. John left behind his wife, Emily Jones Sanchez, and their two children. Time slips by strangely underground, and Susie had only a vague notion of its passing. He wore a rainbow-colored, 1970s-style caving headlamp his father had bought for the family trips of his childhood. Another comment reads: "Is that John on ur profile picture? Jones family via Deseret NewsJohn Edward Jones, the man who died inside Nutty Putty Cave in 2009. Each trip into the tunnel to pass a piece of gear took nearly an hour. We did our best.. How are you doing?. He asked a lot of questions. Shed given her husband, struggling so hard for her, for his family, against something so impossible, permission to be at peace for a moment. John asked if her faith was strong whether she planned to be married in a temple. When 23-year-old Josh learned his brother was stuck, he thought it was the beginning of another family adventure story. I reviewed the whole mission, wishing wed have done this tiny detail differently or done that a little sooner. John Edward Jones died November 25 in a caving accident in Nutty Putty Cave, Utah County. Ryan Shurtz usually feels at home underground. Ryan steeled himself. By subscribing, you acknowledge and agree to KSL.com's, Cold: US Marshal shares insider account of Susan Powell investigation, Top stories of 2009, No. He approached Emily. After becoming stuck in a hole 18 inches wide and 150 feet underground, rescue crews worked frantically and heroically to free him to get him home to his loving wife, Emily. Knowing help was on the way steeled Josh for another trip down the tunnel to take the friends place. bodies of climbers left behind on Mount Everest. After each new cam, theyd try the system again. Their father had once gotten briefly stuck between two rocks when they were children. He has a heartbeat, but hes had difficulty breathing before I got there. What do I do? ", A third user said: "Just saw the movie of the story of John. He was born January 21, 1983 in Sandy, Utah. When they lifted John up for the third time, Ryan stuck his head in the crack to give John his first glimpse of another person in hours. Wife of man who died the 'worst possible death' still trolled 13 years on The simple geometry looked impossible. In the weeks after John died, Susie couldnt forget the time she spent trying to save his life. With widow's blessing, Utah filmmaker revisits Nutty Putty Cave tragedy After becoming stuck in a hole 18 inches wide and 150 feet under ground, rescue crews worked frantically and heroically to free him to get him home to his loving wife Emily. He was stuck in the tunnel for over 25 hours, but because of the pressure his body felt and the position he was stuck in, he tragically could not be safely rescued. As he finds his way back to the entrance, he finds it deserted and realizes he has died and is now a spirit in the afterlife. The cave rescue was supposed to be something she could do. The rainbow headlamp bounced off. Hodgson was there six years ago, when a 16-year-old boy got stuck in the same tunnel that trapped John. Jones-Sanchez, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, says that some of the more powerful, faith-building experiences have come in the years since John passed away. At first, they reacted with horror. It worked to get Jones past the fishhook of the rock lip, causing some relief on the afternoon of Nov. 25. By then he could see his brother, and dread settled in. Murdock headed for the scene, knowing blood and fluids would be pooling in Johns brain and lungs. Filming took place entirely in Utah, with exterior shots of the cave at the actual entrance, with the interior holes and twists recreated in a warehouse in West Valley. Youre going to be out of here lickety split.. Emily took the ring, then gave it back. While talking with Aaron again, they each realize they both served Latter Day Saints missions in Spanish speaking countries. The downward angle at which John was trapped was putting great stress on his body because such a position requires the heart to work incredibly hard to continuously pump blood out of the brain (obviously, when the body is right side up, gravity does the work and the heart doesnt have to shoulder that load). I used to be so afraid of tight, enclosed spaces and the dark, she said. loosing someone is hard enough and going through a pregnancy on ur own having to look at those kids everyday knowing what happened to their dad. But those moments were why she became a caver. Having a film made about it. They are picked up by John's brother Josh, who tells him that the Nutty Putty Cave has been opened after having been closed before. After about two hours, Susie had tried everything she knew and crawled out for rest while another rescuer took her place. I love you! supports HTML5 video, Estimated read time: 5-6 About an hour into the caving expedition, John decided to find the Nutty Putty Cave formation known as the Birth Canal, a tight passage that spelunkers must crawl through carefully if they dare. John was back home to Utah on vacation with his family when they decided to go caving, also known as spelunking. One of the bolts anchoring the pulleys broke, and John was back into his initial position. It took crews 14 hours to free him, and the teen spent three days in a hospital afterward. John Edward Jones was born on January 21, 1983, and was a Utah native. Bonus episodes of the KSL podcast Cold are available through the subscription service Wondery Plus, along with the entire first season of Cold ad-free. to remind him he wasnt in the hole alone. After this look at Nutty Putty Cave and the tragic death of John Edward Jones, read about some of the bodies of climbers left behind on Mount Everest, including those of Green Boots and George Mallory. They imagine what they wouldve done and how they wouldve felt had they been placed in her position. It sucks; Im upside down. As scary and depressing as he felt Johns predicament was, he had a job to do. And the cams anchoring the pulleys were slipping from their uncertain places in the weak calcite. John loves the outdoors; he loves Utah; he loves wide open space, said Emily. The time-consuming nature of using hand tools wasn't ideal given John's head-down position, so they opted to use a rope and pulley system to raise him up. John found no place big enough to turn his body around and leave the tunnel. If the friction was still too great, theyd add another pulley. I make it one of my passions and my loves.. A soft-spoken man, Hodgson says he doesnt usually make a promise he cant keep. She cut off his jeans to try to free up a few inches. Despite some nasty comments, others have been quick to defend Emily and her family. In its heyday, as many as 25,000 people per year visited the cave. With Christian Slater, Amanda Peet, Rachel Keller, Michael Rispoli. Mason D. Davis as Man in Dark, a hallucination John has seen over the course of his life. In a new bonus episode, the "Cold" podcast investigated that theory to determine if it was plausible. John Edward Jones, 26, will have his final resting place in the Nutty Putty Cave, as members of the Utah County Sherriff's office announced there will be no more rescue efforts due to the dangers of the cave. They risked their own lives. On 24 November, 2009, John Edward Jones tragically passed away while exploring a hydrothermal cave in Utah known as 'Nutty Putty cave'. Haul! he said. Despite some of the horrendous comments, others have been quick to defend Emily and her family. Atthis point,John told Josh,"Go get 'em, brother. Emily talks with him for a minute before John seemingly dies. His life was in that cave, in that little crack.. Thet rip, after all, had been his idea. But rescuers finally had the power to pull him out. In fact, Nutty Putty had been closed to public access for years after those earlier rescues. He still continued to date her, amid rising tensions between her and his family. You cant get someone down there before he dies.. We were aware that it would be really challenging to have to open back up that part of our lives and also expose our family to the public eye and criticism and the painful experiences, rehashing everything, Jones-Sanchez said. John, look up at me, Ryan said. After nearly an hour, Josh heard rescuers were at the caves entrance and went to find them. One user wrote: "I hope she does not read these comments and I hope none of you have to go through what she has in her life. But as he talked, his voice grew more nasal, his breathing labored. The wife of a man who died the 'worst possible death' has spoken out against the trolling her family have continued to receive 13 years on. Jon Jasper/jonjasper.comExplorer Cami Pulham crawling out of the passage known as the Birth Canal in Nutty Putty Cave. Now sealed up, Nutty Putty Cave serves as a natural memorial and gravesite to John Edward Jones. Patty Jo Engels - IMDb We were rushing against the clock, and we were actually talking with him, said state Sen. John Valentine, a search-and-rescue volunteer, who said it was the toughest rescue he has seen since he joined the team in 1980. In an interview with Deseret News, Emily spoke out against the online abuse and stuck up for her new marriage, noting it's 'never been hard to talk about John' to her second husband Donovan Sanchez. . All rights reserved. He carried his own load. As he talks to the baby, he realizes the baby is his soon to be born son. This unmapped passage of Utah Countys Nutty Putty Cave was no wider than the opening of a washing machine, and Susie had ropes tied around her ankles so other rescuers could pull her out if she got stuck. The drilling is finished and the attempt to pull John out commences. 25 Horrifyingly Brutal And Drawn-Out Deaths That Actually Happened Josh listened. John had been trapped nearly upside down for 12 hours. The answer is beautiful and profound. "You may not agree with her choices but you dont pay her bills, feed her kids or mow her grass John loved her and she loved him, so just maybe he sent someone to help her get through it Its not easy to go through life on a good day so give it up I hope she is every bit happy and blessed and the same to her beautiful children.". He wrapped his feet around Johns calves and pulled. tried to put the pulley in and found the hole was too small. When Utah filmmaker Isaac Halasima approached Emily Jones-Sanchez with the idea of making a movie about her late-husband, John Jones a spelunker who died in the Nutty Putty Cave in November of 2009, after massive but unsuccessful rescue attempts she wasn't sure what to make of it. Now at the age of 26, John was in the prime of his life, who was married and was attending medical school in Virginia at the same time. Well get him out for you, Utah County sheriffs Lt. Tom Hodgson said. He couldnt twist through a rocky corkscrew that led out of the tunnel. He brought a telecom so Emily could talk to John. She read a friends blog about finding a blessing in terrible things. Emily Jones-Sanchez is photographed with her current husband, Donovan Sanchez. In an interview with Deseret News, Emily spoke out against the trolling and stood behind her new husband, explaining that it's 'never been hard to talk about John' to her second spouse Donovan Sanchez. I just know that hes still watching out for us, that our family is still a family.. Her new acquaintances typically tell her they remember hearing her story. Ive often thought that John is busy doing important things and growing in important ways and living a great life so I need to continue living my life, too. RIP JOHN IF I WAS YOUR WIFE I WOULD HAVE NEVER MOVED ON SOO SOON AND WOULD BE SHARING YOUR STORY AND LIFE. So he kept going , likely thinking he was in the Canal. The baby was due on Ryans birthday, June 13. We weighed the pros and cons and we finally decided that if this movie could help people, if it could be a good thing, if people can learn to treasure their relationships and be reminded about how fragile life is, then maybe its worth it.. To further complicate the situation, Jones ribcage would catch on a lip of rock when the rescuers attempted to pull him back up and over the crux. However, she will say what she has learned from them. Housewife Betty thinks she can't be divorced by her rich lawyer husband Dan without her consent. Thousands of people have explored the cave, which was once so popular that line formed at its entrance. She was carried down the aisle by John's father. The trapped man had slid back into the hole and landed on his head again, but didnt seem worse than before. Emily Jones-Sanchez is photographed with her husband, Donovan, and children, Lizzie, John and Emerson. Paul Tan as Dr. Doug Murdock, a medical expert who provides information warning the rescuers of John's condition in the cave. To make sure you never miss out on your favourite NEW stories, we're happy to send you some reminders, Click 'OK' then 'Allow' to enable notifications, .css-o3g03s{color:black;}Published16:30,03 November 2022 GMT.css-1aaqh7x{color:#666666;}@media (min-width:1024px){.css-1aaqh7x{color:#666666;}}| Last updated16:51,03 November 2022 GMT. In the cave, John encounters another spirit in the form of an infant. "JOHN WAS BETTER ! All John and Josh, both devout Mormons, could do at this point was pray. John decided to propose anyway. After his death, she went home to Salem, Va. She lives with her parents now and is applying to graduate schools. She said yes, but she had fallen away from church teachings somewhat in recent years. After entering Nutty Putty Cave on November 24, 2009, Jones soon got stuck in a narrow passageway. The Nutty Putty Cave: Everything You Should Know Eventually, he had come home to Utah with his wife Emily and 13-months-old daughter for the Thanksgiving holiday and to share the good news that another baby is expected next June. Jon Jasper/jonjasper.com Explorer Kory Kowallis in the crawl to the aptly named Scout Trap passage in Nutty Putty Cave. Jones had been descending head-first when he became pinned in place. Nutty Putty Cave lived up to its reputation on the night of Johns death. (Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune) Crews work to rescue John Jones of Stansbury Park from the Nutty Putty Cave near Elberta in November of 2009. Their second child was due in June. He is a composite character of the many workers who conversed with John during the attempted rescue. In the wake of Jones death, the Utah County Sheriff floated the idea of permanently sealing the cave. On November 24, 2009 John Jones, his brother Josh, and 9 other friends met at the Nutty Putty Cave at 8pm to do some exploring together over the Thanksgiving break. Im sorry Im so fat, John said. Jones, 26, had grown up in Utah but was attending medical school at the University of Virginia in 2009 when he returned home with his pregnant wife and 14-month-old daughter for Thanksgiving. John was by then attending medical school in Virginia, where he lived with his wife, Emily, and 1-year-old daughter, Lizzie. Josh Powell was, at the least, aware of the cave. Drills and chisels continued to arrive throughout the day, but the larger equipment was too big to position near John. But as she tied a webbed rope into a Lovers Knot around his ankles, she realized bringing John out of the cave was going to be like swimming backward against a very strong current. Utah County Sheriff's Office 9 of 15 At age 26, John was in the prime of his life. Instead, Brandon Kowallis, another member of Utah Cave Rescue whod just arrived at Nutty Putty Cave, crawled into the tunnel to take his place. But within minutes, he realized hed made a grave mistake. They might also remember the man, 26-year old John Jones, who was stuck in there in November of 2009. For 28 hours, rescuers tried frantically to free him, but to no avail. 'Cold&': Theory of Susan Powell in Nutty Putty Cave debunked. Aaron manages to calm him down, but not before John injures himself. Halasima, a Utah native, only once went to Nutty Putty Cave. I believe it was about 30 yards that poured down into the main opening to give it as permanent of closure as you could get for it.. John told Ryan about his wife, Emily, about their life together in Virginia, about their 1-year-old daughter, and his child on the way. I wasnt, she said. Emily wanted to serve a church mission and had been called to Madagascar. Jones Family Photo 8 of 15 An unidentified rescue worker, works near John Jones in the Nutty Putty Cave, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. Nutty Putty Cave And The Death Of John Jones - Mysterious Facts With fluids pooling dangerously in his head and lungs, the shock of the injury could kill him. He would be hurt badly, but he could hug Emily. Then John fell silent, and his breathing slowed. No, it ended shortly after the crack where John was stuck. The man is later revealed to be the spirit of his unborn son. Uniformed deputies remained at the opening of the cave 24-hours a day from the night of Jones death until Nutty Puttys permanent closure the following week. 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. In the years following Jones's death, researchers haveinitiatedefforts to better understand caving injuries and deaths to make spelunking safer. John Edward Jones, the man who died inside Nutty Putty Cave in 2009. Once rescuers realized how difficult it was to free John, they started brainstorming. Well, when we get you out of here, Ill be your workout buddy, he said. But when he reached the narrow crevice trapping 26-year-old John Jones in Utah County's Nutty Putty Cave, he had to fight back tears. She is the mother of Lizzie (7) and John (6), as well as Emerson (2). Shortly after he arrived, rescue crews got a set of heavy-duty air chisels and drills they would use to rebuild a pulley system designed to pull John out of the fissure. Discovered in 1960 by Dale Green, he named it Nutty Putty because of the clay (the kind that likely caused that pulley to give out) found in most of the narrow tunnels in the underground structure. [1] It is based on the 2009 rescue attempt of John Edward Jones in Nutty Putty Cave, west of Utah Lake. But she couldnt imagine anything good coming from Johns death. Guide us as we work through this, Josh prayed. John Edward Jones with his wife Emily before the Nutty Putty Cave incident that took his life. Jacob Omer as Josh Jones, John's brother. web browser that Emily Jones Sanchez says she's still trolled 13 years on after John Hi Susie, thanks for coming, John said, but I really, really want to get out.. He tried to exhale the air in his chest so that he could fit through a space that was barely 10 inches across and 18 inches high, about the size of the opening of a clothes dryer. Aaron continues to talk to John, occasionally feeding him Gatorade to keep him hydrated. But when his chest expanded again, he was stuck. One of those images showed the opening of Nutty Putty Cave. However, as John is starting to get pulled out, one of the drills come undone, making dirt explode in all directions, and resulting in John falling back in the hole. Members of Jones party worked their way back out of Nutty Putty to the top of Blowhole Hill, where they were able to use a cellphone to call for help. During the evening of November 24,2009, John Jones and a group of fellowcave explorers entered Nutty Putty Cave located near Salt Lake City, UT. John Edward Jones - EverybodyWiki Bios & Wiki Shaun Roundy, one of the rescuers on the scene, explained the difficulties facing anyone, even experienced spelunkers, who went into Nutty Putty Cave. The Last Descent of John Jones. Disaster at Nutty Putty I dont want to be on my head, John told Ryan when he arrived. Officials closed Nutty Putty Cave in 2004 soon after the incidents with the Boy Scouts. When the new system -- drilled into the rock -- was finished, the team would inch John up. The Last Descent - Official Trailer | IMDb That night, Josh drives Emily to the entrance of the cave where he convinces the lead rescuers into letting her stay at the entrance. And at six feet tall and 200 pounds, he wasnt the little kid he used to be. What if hes not dead, and we all leave and he wakes up and no ones there? Another showed John Edward Jones, a man who died in the cave less than two weeks before Susan Powell disappeared. By Lindsay Whitehurst | The Salt Lake Tribune, Why Utahs independent bookstore network is thriving, Utah hydrologic outlook warns of rising waterways due to snowmelt as temperatures heat up, Higher densities may be coming soon to your SLC neighborhood. He was 100 percent right on there with his religion. Only her headlamp lighted the caves absolute darkness; the only sounds were those the rescuers made. With no hope of rescue and his heart having suffered hours upon hours of strain due to his downward position, John was pronounced dead of cardiac arrest shortly before midnight on the evening of November 25, 2009. "I think when people come away from this movie they will have a greater desire to love people, to love their family, to love better, to be kinder, to be a better person, and to cherish every minute they have with their loved ones," Emily says.
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