STANSBURY PARK, Utah (ABC 4 News)- A long of line of mourners packed the Captain's Island LDS Stake Center, in Stansbury Park. They were there to memorialize John Jones.
The shock still lingers for many family members. Tuesday night the 26-year old Jones and some fellow cavers were exploring along a 145-foot-deep cave, which consists of narrow tunnels, passages, and small rooms.
Jones tried to squirm through an L-shaped corridor called Bob's Push about 700 feet underground. He got stuck head first in an area only 18-inches-wide by 10-inches high.
Jones was unable to move since his body blocked the entire passage. Nutty Putty Cave Access Manager Michael Leavitt said,” If you're down around a turn where nobody can grab onto you then gravity keeps pulling you in. And there's nothing you can do to stop yourself.”
Friday family members decided to close Nutty Putty Cave and make the site of Jones' death his tomb. Saturday afternoon Jones' Bishop Dan Hunter said the John Jones memorial service impressed him. Hunter said,” People are so kind and generous. It’s touched my heart and it's a good thing.”
Jones leaves behind a wife, and a baby daughter, and a second child expected in June.
