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John Edward Jones (January 24, 1983 - November 25, 2009) was a medical student and final spelunker that passed away in the Nutty Putty Cave somewhere at the south of Salt Lake City, the capital city of Utah in the United States after spending 27-28 hours being stuck in the cave.

Fatal accident
On November 24, 2009, at 8:00 pm, John and his family entered the Nutty Putty Cave. The group was split to two groups; one group had a few children and adults, and the other group has John and a few adults as well. The first group explored the less dangerous part of the cave, while John explored deeper and decided to go through the tightest part of the cave, called the Birth Canal. John accidently took a sharp turn, and went into another canal. He was actually in an uncharted area in the cave, and he became stuck, measuring 10 by 18 inches, usually about the opening of a washing machine. John's legs are free, but the rest of the body was still stuck. His brother Josh was the first to find him, and he tried to pull his legs out, but failed to, causing John to slip deeper into the area. Because John was stuck, Josh called the rescue team to rescue John. Later that day, the rescue team arrived with a volunteer rescuer, Susan. A two-way radio was brought so he can communicate with Susan. Susan greeted John, and he replied that he "really, really wants to get out." The rescuers and Susan also pulled John's legs but also failed to like Josh. The rescue team decided that a pulley cord was the best method to free John. The rescuers tried to pull John out using a pulley cord, but the pulley cord went loose and knocked a rescuer unconscious by a rock. That rescuer that was knocked by a rock can't see John because of the dust covering him.

Death
A loudspeaker was brought so John can communicate with his family. His mom said something to John, but John never replied. John's breathing was even more shallow than before. They put oxygen in to the cave for John to breathe, and water for John to drink. At 11:56 pm on November 25, 2009, the rescuers had to declare John dead due to suffocation and cardiac arrest, at the age of 26.

Aftermath
The next day after John's death, the authorities said that it was too dangerous to retrieve John's body out. Instead, they sealed the cave entrance with concrete to prevent further access. The cave was permanently closed to the public, turning it into John's grave. In addition, a plaque and memory of John was installed at the cave entrance. His body was never recovered, and remains sealed in the cave to this day.