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In what would later become known as the Nutty Putty Cave Incident, John Edward Jones died under circumstances so nightmarish that the once popular caving system was forever closed to the public ...

When John Edward Jones headed on a trip to Utah's Nutty Putty cave 15 years ago, little did he know it would be the last thing he'd ever do. At the age of 26, John experienced 'one of the most ...

Memes making fun of caving largely started with discourse about the notorious "Nutty Putty Cave Incident," which occurred in 2009 when a man named John Edwards Jones passed away in a cave near ...

John Jones, 26, died after becoming stuck for more than 24 hours in the infamous Nutty Putty Cave in November 2009 after he, his friends and relatives decided to explore it. The medical student ...