The last person to see ill-fated caver John Jones alive revealed last year how emergency services were able to determine that he had died.
The harrowing circumstances of John’s demise are familiar to many, with the young man having suffered what has been dubbed “the worst death imaginable”. In November 2009, John visited Utah’s infamous Nutty Putty Cave with his brother and some friends, having traveled from his home in Virginia for Thanksgiving.
What transpired in the cave would leave a chilling legacy still talked about today, 16 years after the fact. Attempting to navigate Nutty Putty’s tight tunnels, John mistakingly traveled down a section of the cave labeled the ‘birth canal’, ultimately becoming lodged in an upside down position with no way of getting out.
If you find this prospect shudder-inducing then fear not; you’re not alone. For many, it’s a nightmare scenario, being stuck in a dark cave tunnel with nothing but rock in front of you and no way of retreating out.
