The entire system starts to fail.”. She couldn’t hear her group. Millimeter by millimeter, she pushed her legs out behind her until she was free. When a second person got stuck at Nutty Putty less than a week later, state officials closed the cave. The brothers made small talk to take their minds out of the cave. We’ll never fully understand how or why it was John’s time to leave us. “Hi, Susie, thanks for coming, but I really, really want to get out,” said 26-year-old John Jones. It was at BYU where he met his sweetheart, Emily, and they were married in 2006. Jon Jones goes on a tirade targeted at Israel Adesanya. John went into the cave on Nov. 24, 2009 with 10 other friends and family members on an excursion organized by his brother, Josh. There she found a hive of more than 100 people talking, planning, and waiting amid ambulances, firetrucks and police SUVs. She helped string a rope from John back to the rest of the team in an open pit at the tunnel’s entrance. We remember John foremost for his good nature, delightful sense of humor, strong work ethic, a genuine love of people, a masterful ability to relate to children, a love of and unwavering faith in the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and his commitment to his family as an amazing husband, father, son and brother. She cut off his jeans to try to free up a few inches. Quotes []. By Lindsay Whitehurst | The Salt Lake Tribune. She couldn’t fully extend her arms and legs, but she was confident. But we would like to specifically thank Sergeant Tom Hodgson, Deputy Collin Gordon, and Lieutenant John Valentine with the Utah County Sheriff’s Office, who coordinated a huge rescue operation that involved agencies from all along the Wasatch Front -- including medical personnel from the Goshen and Santaquin Fire Departments, the Orem Fire Department, Provo Fire Department, Pleasant Grove Fire Department, Goshen Ambulance, Santaquin Ambulance, and the Salt Lake County Task Force 2, which included the Murray Fire Department, Midvale Fire Department, Sandy Fire Department, West Valley City Fire Department, Bluffdale Fire Department, West Jordan Fire Department, and South Jordan Fire Department. She said yes, but she had fallen away from church teachings somewhat in recent years. “Hi, John, my name is Susie. Their second child was due in June. The rainbow headlamp bounced off. Inside the tunnel, Susie tried every thing she could think of to free John. Knowing help was on the way steeled Josh for another trip down the tunnel to take the friend’s place. He is survived by his wife, Emily Dawn Petersen Jones and baby daughter Elizabeth Dawn Jones. Officials will be closing Nutty Putty Cave, a popular spelunking site in which the 26-year-old medical student became trapped and died. SALT LAKE CITY — It's been a long five years since John Jones got stuck and died in Utah's Nutty Putty Cave, which was then sealed up and became his final resting place. Hodgson was there six years ago, when a 16-year-old boy got stuck in the same tunnel that trapped John. His circulation would be slowing, capillaries leaking, toxins building up in his blood. Susie had been moving into a new house, but dropped everything when her rescue pager went off just after 9 p.m. She drove her Toyota 4Runner, purchased with an eye toward rescues, around the southern end of Utah Lake and down the long, dark dirt road leading to the cave. Jon Jones continued: “ The last I spoke with UFC about my salary there was no negotiating. But we find comfort in knowing that he fulfilled his purpose here on Earth, and that we will be reunited with him again. Former UFC light heavyweight champion and current heavyweight contender, Jon Jones, has fired multiple shots at his long-time rival, Daniel Cormier, on Twitter. “It was really serious.”. By Lewis Mckeever @Mckeever89 Jan 3, 2021, 8:00pm EST If you buy something from an SB Nation link, Vox Media may earn a … But they quickly determined neither would work. All rights reserved. A memorial service will be held for John this Saturday, November 28th, at 11AM at the Stansbury Park Stake Center, 417 East Benson Road in Stansbury Park, Utah. � 2009-Present, Family Statement Regarding Death of John Edward Jones. Emily and John just found out recently that they are also expecting their second child in June of next year. He was an incredible example to all of us. To each and everyone of you, on this Thanksgiving day especially, we are touched and indebted to you for all your efforts to bring John home. The Times is committed to publishing a diversity of letters to the editor. The following day, … “I used to be so afraid of tight, enclosed spaces and the dark,” she said. After each new cam, they’d try the system again. If the rescuers were to free John, those toxins could rush to his heart and kill him. John Wayne Gacy (March 17, 1942–May 10, 1994) was convicted of the rape and … He is survived by his wife, Emily Dawn Petersen Jones and baby daughter Elizabeth Dawn Jones. Each trip into the tunnel to pass a piece of gear took nearly an hour. He wrapped his feet around John’s calves and pulled. Drills and chisels continued to arrive throughout the day, but the larger equipment was too big to position near John. Thank you, and God bless all of you on this Thanksgiving Day. Now he felt powerless and overwhelmed. This episode is a "guitar pull" with guests Rosanne Cash, Norah Jones, Kris Kristofferson, John Mellencamp. If last week’s Calcutta Cup defeat was a … The human body is designed to walk upright, and the heart works with the force of gravity — not against it. They married, and when she became pregnant, it was John’s idea to attend medical school at the University of Virginia so she could be close to her family. James Warren "Jim" Jones (May 13, 1931 – November 18, 1978) was the founder of Peoples Temple, a church-like social movement that committed mass suicide in its community of Jonestown, Guyana on 18 November 1978.. And he had explored many caves and maneuvered his way through many tight spaces before. (Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune) Crews work to rescue John Jones of Stansbury Park from the Nutty Putty Cave near Elberta in November of 2009. John has four brothers, Aaron, Michael, Spencer, and Josh, and two sisters, Cherie and Maria, as well as sixteen nieces and nephews – all of whom miss him tremendously. When she ran out of things to say, she started humming an LDS hymn, “High on the Mountain Top.”. In a statement given to The Canadian Press on Monday, White said Jones (25-1 MMA, 20-1 UFC) is in a position where he can walk away from fighting altogether, should he want to. When asked if he had any last words, Gacy snarled: "Kiss my ass." They had to push the cams through a thick layer of powdery calcite that coated the cave walls, then string the rope through the attached pulley. ... Dow Jones, a News Corp company ... By Christopher John Farley. Our beloved husband, father, son, brother, and friend John Edward Jones was pronounced dead at 11:57PM last night at the Nutty Putty Cave in Utah County. But as he talked, his voice grew more nasal, his breathing labored. After about two hours, Susie had tried everything she knew and crawled out for rest while another rescuer took her place. He had been stuck for more than three hours, one arm bent underneath his chest, the other forced backward. Other cavers exploring this hole had found that only the nimblest of contortionists could navigate its tight corkscrew of rock. Josh crawled back up to the surface and called 911 while a friend went into the tunnel to stay with John. Steve Jobs's sister Mona Simpson has revealed in a new essay the last words he said before dying. “His life was in that cave, in that little crack.”. He knew they needed search and rescue teams. Born in Scotland in 1747, Jones came to America as a merchant … When rescuers told trauma physician Doug Murdock that John was nearly upside down, he knew the trapped man didn’t have much time. This is Part 1 of the Nutty Putty rescue. He was trapped nearly upside down, his 6-foot, 200-pound body seemingly swallowed by the rock. They sang the hymn “How Firm a Foundation.”, “Fear not, I am with thee, O be not dismayed, For I am thy God and will still give thee aid; I’ll strengthen and help thee, and cause thee to stand Upheld by My righteous, omnipotent hand.”. “I’m so sorry. By then he could see his brother, and dread settled in.