John Edward Jones entered Utah's Nutty Putty Cave with his family as a pre-Thanksgiving activity. Sadly, the expedition turned tragic when he became stuck in one of the cave's tight passageways — so ...

Some cavers opposed the closure of Nutty Putty and a petition was started to save the system but failed. In 2016, the tragedy was dramatised for the big screen in a film named 'The Last Descent'.

John Jones was on a family trip when he and his brother ventured into the Nutty Putty Cave in Utah, an unmapped area where John would get stuck upside down in a crevice ...

Avid explorer John Edward Jones, 26, died in Utah on November 24 2009 after becoming trapped for more than 24 hours in a hydrothermal cave, dubbed the 'Nutty Putty cave'.

Inspired by real-life cave exploration stories, including tragic incidents like the Nutty Putty Cave accident, the meme has evolved into a viral trend on TikTok, where users humorously reenact the ...

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John Edward Jones was just 26-years-old when he became trapped in the Nutty Putty cave following a dangerous misstep. Sadly rescuers were unable to free him from the terrifying cave system ...

The Nutty Putty cave-system they set out to explore was widely regarded as a good 'beginner cave' for wannabe explorers, with its different sections labelled according to difficulty.

John Edward Jones, 26, became trapped Tuesday during a family outing to the Nutty Putty Cave on the west side of Utah Lake.

There, at the mouth of Nutty Putty Cave, Sanchez found peace and pain. John Jones remains inside, entombed in the cave where he died on Nov. 25, 2009. But he isn’t the only one still ensnared by it.