Harrowing moment man suffered ‘worst death imaginable’ inside Nutty Putty cave shown in film
The incident where a man suffered a horrific death while stuck inside the infamous Nutty Putty cave has been made into a film, available to watch for free.
Back in 2009, spelunker John Edward Jones decided to explore the infamous Nutty Putty Cave in Utah, USA, and suffered 'one of the worst deaths imaginable' inside the former tourist attraction.
Located southwest of Utah Lake and 55 miles from Salt Lake City, John chose to enter and explore the Nutty Putty Cave on 24 November 2009 with some relatives.
Little did he know, it would be the last thing he'd ever do.
The father and medical student said that he was an experienced caver/spelunker, but ended up wedging himself 'into his own grave' 15 years ago.
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Rescue teams were soon called, with footage of their attempts captured and broadcasted on the news, revealing how desperate the situation was.
John's last words were also heard by authorities as they tried to get him out, before his family made the decision to permanently close the cave with the caver's body inside, as he was pronounced dead the following day after a cardiac arrest.
It then became too dangerous to retrieve his body after this. The closed cave is now a memorial to Jones as the entrance hole was filled with concrete to close it off from the public, for good.
But it seems that there's a way to view these events in the form of a film, titled The Last Descent (trailer above).
The 2016 title was promoted with John's real-life wife at the time, saying that she hopes that viewers come away with 'a commitment to love better' and with 'faith that God has a plan'.
This drama title stars the likes Chadwick Hopson as John Jones, Alexis "Lexy" Johnson as Emily Jones, John's wife, and Landon Henneman as a veteran rescue worker, who is meant to represent all the workers that worked with John in real life.
Scenes in the trailer depict John going through flashbacks and flash forwards in his life while being stuck in the 18-inch-wide hole, as well as the emotions running through his loved ones.
The Last Descent did not have a wide release, instead only coming out in theatres in the US states of Arizona, Utah and Idaho on September 16, 2016.
Receiving generally positive reviews from critics, the full film is currently available to view on YouTube.
Joshua Nair