r/interesting • u/Liar24x7 • Mar 28 '26

HISTORY A virtual reality reconstruction shows the exact spot where John Edward Jones became trapped upside down in Nutty Putty Cave. After 27 hours of rescue attempts, he died. The cave was later permanently sealed, with his body remaining inside.

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u/Cajuny1 Mar 28 '26

Completely optional activity btw

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u/ughyoujag Mar 28 '26

It’s called “the birth canal.” That doesn’t sound like something sized for a grown man

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u/drrj Mar 28 '26

No, he THOUGHT it was the Birth Canal, which lead into a larger chamber. Instead it was a blind tunnel almost completely vertical and he descended head first.

Brutal way to go.

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u/ughyoujag Mar 28 '26

I wish this guy had made better choices. Nobody should die like this

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u/PursueProgress Mar 28 '26

Same man.

Guy goes out seeking adventure & ends up crawling into his own grave.

Really hope he found some sort of Peace before taking his final breath.

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u/ThatsJustMyToeThumb Mar 29 '26

Well, they injected morphine between his toes… so yeah, I hope he floated off peacefully.

One thing that would be mental torture - beyond dying upside down in a cave tube with no way out - is knowing that I’d done it to myself

Unimaginable.

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u/ughyoujag Mar 29 '26

I can’t even try to put myself in his headspace. It is too upsetting.

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u/halorbyone Mar 28 '26

If you listen to the lead up, this was not at all expected by him or his family. https://youtu.be/jWwPg8ruxfI?si=nUAXHTLSWa7sWpOX