According to All That’s Interesting, Jones immediately became aware that he had gotten himself stuck. His brother Josh, attempted to pull him out to no avail. Instead, he left Nutty Putty Cave to get help. Cave Haven reports that shortly after, hundreds of rescuers arrived at the scene. They believed the best course of action was to use a “system of pulleys and ropes” to maneuver him out of Bob’s Push. To make things worse, Jones was in an awkward position; he was upside down and rescuers could only see his feet.
This stance put his body under an immense amount of pressure. Jones could not breathe properly and alarmingly, his heart had to work much harder than normal due to his unusual, upside-down position. In other words, time was running out. Per Museum Facts, there was hope as the system was working. As pulling him out of the crevice was a painful process, rescuers would give Jones breaks. However, one of the pulleys broke, destroying all of the rescuers’ progress and Jones went back into the “initial spot” he had been stuck in.
After being trapped for an excruciating 27 hours, John Edward Jones died from a heart attack on November 25, 2009. HowStuffWorks writes that it was deemed too dangerous to extract his remains. Thus, Nutty Putty Cave was permanently sealed shortly after Jones’ death. A plaque commemorating his life can now be found at the cave’s entrance.
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