Spencer Cannon discusses the difficulty of reaching Nutty Putty from the top of Blowhole Hill. On Tuesday, November 24, John took off with a crew of 10 other people to navigate the recesses of Nutty Putty Cave, about 80 miles south of Salt Lake City. Spencer Cannon, who was present for the John Jones rescue effort in 2009, also provides his insight. After becoming stuck in a hole 18 inches wide and 150 feet under ground. In this bonus episode of the Cold podcast, we examine the evidence to see if the theory of Susan Powell being buried in the cave holds any merit. In 2009, John Jones explored an un-mapped section of the famous Nutty Putty Cave.
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It was a series of bad judgment and bad luck. It includes Josh’s handwritten note about Nutty Putty. John died from a heart attack due to the angle he got stuck in. On the back of the card, Josh had written a note describing Nutty Putty as a “hole in the ground w/ maze.” Cold located this scanned postcard among Josh Powell’s digital files. A review of his personal files by Cold uncovered a scanned postcard. The tragic story of how the University of Virginia medical school student never emerged from the cave captured the hearts of people throughout the United States. There are indications Josh was aware of the cave. It has been nearly seven years since John Jones, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, entered Nutty Putty Cave in Utah County on Tuesday, Nov. Photo: Dave Cawley, KSL NewsRadioīecause that caving tragedy and the disappearance of Susan Powell occurred close together, both in time and in place, it led many people to wonder if Josh Powell might have hidden Susan’s body in the cave prior to its closure. Formerly popular with cavers and known for its narrow passageways, Nutty Putty has been closed to the public since 2009 following a fatal accident that year. Nutty Putty Cave is a hydrothermal cave located west of Utah Lake in Utah County, Utah United States. Jones’ ordeal in the cave ultimately cost him his life and Nutty Putty was permanently sealed. It had also been the site of multiple search-and-rescue operations in the decades since its discovery. Nutty Putty Cave was a popular spot for spelunkers. Before him, in 2004, two boys had nearly lost their lives in separate. Just before Thanksgiving of that year, a man named John Jones became trapped in Nutty Putty Cave. John Edward Jones wasnt the first person who got trapped in the Nutty Putty Cave.
7, 2009 came just two weeks following another major tragedy. While the initial historic Lechuguilla Cave that possessed only 400 feet of passageways, was dry, boring, and lifeless, the newly explored Lechuguilla Cave featured rare formations, including sulfur deposits, gypsum chandeliers, hairs, and beards, exquisite underwater speleothems, as well as rare microbiology, such as rock-eating bacteria and other bacteria that may help in developing treatments for cancer and HIV.The disappearance of Susan Cox Powell from her home in West Valley City, Utah on Dec. The total surveyed length of the Lechuguilla in 2019 was 149 miles (240km).
This suspicion led to an approved dig, carried out by a group of Colorado cavers in 1984-1986, resulting in a breakthrough on May 26, 1986, which unearthed (no pun intended) one of the largest cave systems in the world. It had been already suspected that the entirety of Lechuguilla wasn’t explored as cavers and miners there often heard rumbling wind, indicative of a larger cave system. John Jones Cave Nutty Puttyjohn caver nuttyputty johnjones death sport. Up until 1986, Lechuguilla was only a small cave, unknown to most, with just 400 feet of passageways. SHARE Nutty Putty Cave accident victims widow:John, his brother Josh. Image copyright: Max Wisshak, LocationĬarlsbad Caverns National Park, Eddy County, New Mexico.
A caver standing next to a pool and some formations in Lechuguilla Cave.
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