A plaque was placed at the cave in memorial of Jones. His body was never recovered and the cave has been closed ever since. It was concluded it would be too dangerous to retrieve his body from the cave following his death. Sadly, Jones was pronounced dead of cardiac arrest 27 hours later. The best plan they had was to use a system of pulleys and ropes to hoist him up legs first but their attempts were unsuccessful. Rescue operations were launched after John Jones became stuck in the cave (Image: Real Horror/Youtube) The tightest spots were called "The Helmet Eater," "The Scout Eater" and "The Birth Canal".īefore Jones took to the popular cave, which welcomed 5,000 visitors a year, there had been six separate rescues of cavers including two Boy Scouts, who had also become stuck inside. Nutty Putty Cave in Salt Lake City, Utah, had been described as a beginner cave but was known for its tight twists, turns, and crawls, even leaving some scouts needing rescuing years prior. READ MORE: Scorched corpses of mum cradling baby among 396 killed in horror supermarket fire He would never see daylight again after stepping foot inside the cave.Īlthough the 26-year-old father of one hadn’t been to this particular cave, he was confident in his abilities despite not having done it in years. 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. At the Nutty Putty Cave, the equation went like this: John Jones needed and wanted to be saved and there were those who desperately wanted to save him but tragically, in the end, they were unable.A notoriously dangerous cave so narrow it has been dubbed the Birth Canal was shut down for good with the body of its last victim still trapped inside. Spiritually, there is One who is not only wanting to save you, He can save you – but He won’t do it against your own free will. Have you ever called out to be rescued? “Everyone who calls on the Name of the Lord will be saved.” (Romans 10:13)Ĥ. Spiritually, do you want to be rescued from the cave and trap of your sins or are you contented to live in your current ‘separated’ condition? John Jones wanted to be rescued. Are your choices leading you closer to the truth and to God or further from the good news of Jesus Christ?ģ. Spiritually, people make choices that lead them further from safety into zones of greater danger. Your #1 NEED is to be freed from your sins, as sin will keep you away from God in this life and out of Heaven forever.Ģ. Another relevant term is: WITHOUT STRENGTH or HELPLESS (Romans 5:6). Romans 3:23 says: “All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” One of the Bible terms for your condition is: LOST (Luke 19:10). “The iniquities of the wicked ensnare him, and he is held fast (tight) in the cords of his sin.” (Proverbs 5:22) Isaiah said our sins separate us from God and form an insurmountable barrier between us and God. Spiritually, have you faced the fact that you are trapped in the dark crevice of your sins? The Bible teaches that we are trapped in our sins. You can search and make online donations to the John Jones Memorial Fund.įour Spiritual Life Lessons from this story:ġ. Emily is expecting their second child in June 2010. You can remember Emily (his wife) and daughter Elizabeth and the rest of the family in your prayers. It is now the final resting place of a young man who was just starting his life. The authorities, after discussing it with the Jones family, have decided to seal the cave forever. They still feel like there is work left to be done, that they didn’t bring closure to the Jones family.” He figured it was the most difficult rescue that he had worked on in 30 years. Tom Hodgson said: “It isn’t in our makeup to leave anything undone. The 137 rescuers were traumatized by their inability to save John Edward Jones. After 27 hours of trying to rescue the young husband and father, he was pronounced dead at 11:57 PM Wednesday evening. The rescuers lowered a stethoscope but there was no pulse. After relaying some messages to his family above, things became very quiet. The pulley system anchored in the ceiling broke loose and John Jones slipped back into the crevice head first again. They gave him water and food but the apparent freedom only lasted for 30 minutes. At one point during the 27-hour operation, with ropes around his feet, they pulled him free of that tight crevice. A pulley was anchored to the ceiling of the cave. The team was able to get very close to Jones and stay very close to him for many hours as they performed their rescue maneuvers. Over 130 people were involved in the rescue operation. The rescue team arrived with their equipment.
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