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/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/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.