It was supposed to be a fun family outing. Instead, John Jones got stuck 15 years ago this week in Utah’s Nutty Putty Cave, upsidedown, with no way out. For 27 hours, rescuers worked to get John free.

The decision to close Nutty Putty Cave after John Jones died inside it almost 16 years ago still stirs up controversy. For most of the nearly 60 years prior to Jones’ death, the cave had been a ...

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Over 15 years after the Nutty Putty cave in Utah County was closed, gamers can now explore it virtually. 3R Games, a game developer, has created “Cave Crave,” a virtual reality ...

Cave Crave (2025) is a VR game where you explore caves. No monsters, no treasure chests, no puzzles—just the oppressive cave interiors tightening around you as you traverse further underground. Now, ...

15 years after a man died in the Nutty Putty Cave, his family and rescuers still struggle to escape the darkness A wreath is placed at the Nutty Putty cave. When Emily Sanchez first visited her ...

A new VR recreation of Utah’s sealed Nutty Putty Cave offers the closest possible glimpse into the deadly system that claimed John Jones’s life in 2009. Built with guidance from rescuer Brandon ...

When Emily Sanchez first visited her husband's unconventional tomb, lush green ferns and moss created an oasis there amid the gray limestone debris and the brown patches of scraggly broom snakeweed ...