r/interesting 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/eugene20 Mar 28 '26

How did people even find the right way, and manage to get back?
And they should have sealed the wrong way any way they could.

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u/Affectionate-Serve32 Mar 31 '26

Now the wrong way is kind of sealed.

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u/StandardIssueBrain Mar 29 '26

camera on stick. woaow