Officials said they made the decision with full input from Jones' family. We feel like not only is this the final resting place and it should be respected, it's also to protect future cavers," said Josh Jones. "We feel like it would be John's will to protect the safety of future cavers. The family was in total support of closing the cave.
The crawlspaces where Jones got stuck are so tight, confining and convoluted that only tiny people could get to him, and they'd run a high risk of getting stuck themselves. They initially said he was stuck in an area known as Bob's Push, which turned out to be incorrect. Spencer Cannon with the Utah County Sheriff's Office said Jones' body was stuck in an unnamed passageway about approximately 100 feet down and 400 feet from the entrance of the cave. Josh Jones, John's brother, speaks at the Friday press conference John Valentine, who is also with the Utah County Search and Rescue team. "For the same reason that John got hurt and got stuck, if we put other people in that same location they could likewise get stuck or get hurt," said Utah Sen. They said it's just too dangerous and difficult to attempt a body recovery. "There are some that feel they have failed our family, and we want everyone to know they have done everything humanly possible to save our bother."Īll parties involved agreed unanimously the cave should be permanently sealed.
It was a heroic effort," said Josh Jones. "We just want to thank the rescue workers. They struggled in the tight confines of the cave, so close to Jones, but were totally unable to extricate him. This has obviously been a tremendously difficult ordeal, not only for the family, but for rescuers. The announcement was made Friday afternoon at the sheriff's office in Utah County. It's a place to honor and respect our brother," said Josh Jones, John's brother. Terrifyingly John then slid even further down into the passage and was trapped with his arms pinned under his chest."It will be the final resting place for our son and our brother and husband. John's brother Josh was the first to find him, and tried pulling at his calves but was unsuccessful. His only option was to keep moving forward, and exhaled the air from his chest so he could fit through the "L-shaped pinpoint" which was just 10 inches across and 18 inches high.īut when John breathed in again, his chest expanded and he was wedged inside for good. Family of missing 12-year-old Scots girl 'very concerned' as police launch search.Mum killed partner in horror crash after leaving Center Parcs to buy drugs.
The trainee doctor was able to wriggle his way forward using his hips, stomach and fingers before making the horror realisation that he was stuck, the Daily Star reports. The 26-year-old made the fatal mistake of believing he could squeeze into the same spaces he was able to as a child, as he inched his way into the so-called Birth Canal of the cave. A caver suffered an agonising death after becoming trapped upside down for more than 24 hours.Įxperienced spelunker and medical student John Edward Jones was exploring Nutty Putty Cave in Utah with friends over Thanksgiving on Novemwhen tragedy struck.įollowing the dad-of-one's death, the natural attraction was soon declared a hazard and filled in with concrete - with his body still inside.
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