Thursday, November 26, 2009

Man Dies in Nutty Putty Cave Accident


Nutty Putty Cave sounds like it's a made-up name, but it is not. Nutty Putty cave in a tourist attraction in Stansbury Park, UT, and John Edward Jones, 26, was stuck in a narrow CREVICE. Unfortunately, during the attempt rescued, he was killed.

John Edward Jones was trapped, upside-down, in a CREVICE Nutty Putty cave that was about 18 inches wide and about 10 inches deep, in an L-shaped area of the cave known as "Bob's Push." He was a sizable man, at 6-foot-tall, 190-pounds. The cave is filled with narrow areas such as that one. During the rescue attempt, they had managed Thurs raise him to a level position. However, one of the pieces of equipment failed, and they fell back to his original site.

They did not die during the fall, however. Additionally, authorities had managed to get him food and water during his "temporary" freedom. Unfortunately, in the hours after he again became wedged in the Nutty Putty Cave CREVICE, Jones' physical condition deteriorated. They experienced difficulty remaining conscious and breathing, and authorities verified he was dead as 12:30 AM.

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