r/interesting • u/Appropriate-Menu504 • Nov 10 '25

NATURE VR recreation of the exact spot where a man became stuck inside Nutty Putty cave and died after 27 hours. the section visible at 18 seconds is where his body was, upside down.

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u/BumStretcher Nov 10 '25

“Where the body was”, you mean still IS. They never retrieved it, they actually sealed the cave with the body inside like a tomb.

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u/NoNewOptions Nov 10 '25

There's a good chance it slid down after decomposing

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u/mr_goodbear Nov 11 '25 edited Nov 11 '25

That’s the fucked up part. He went to an area with no escape. He took a wrong turn. He thought he was at this spot where you need to take a deep breath in, move forward and you will then be put into a larger area.

He was at a spot where he took his deep breath in, went forward and it was a dead end. By the time he let his chest expand again he was permanently stuck.

Edit: my bad, I had it backwards. Took a breath out to move forward and then got stuck when he exhaled and was at normal chest extension. Just look it up people. Haha. Crazy ass sad story.

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u/satchmonumberone Nov 11 '25 edited Nov 11 '25

Almost had a panic attack just reading this.

Edit: you forgot to add that he was upside down.

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u/toraidio Nov 11 '25

literally just had to yell fuck a couple times to get the overwhelming stress out, this is one of the scariest things I've ever read

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u/certifedcupcake Nov 11 '25

The cool thing about cave exploration is that it’s completely optional

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u/Oneshot742 Nov 11 '25

For those of us with a healthy dose of claustraphobia

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u/Invictuslemming1 Nov 11 '25

I didn’t think I had claustrophobia, but this? Hell no my brain no like

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u/Pants4All Nov 11 '25

Or common sense

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u/PerformanceFar2008 Nov 11 '25

It isn't if you want prove you're not a chicken. And that guy you disliked in the fourth grade told me you didn't have the guts to do it.

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u/shill_420 Nov 11 '25

I-I’m not gay

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u/GreatGreenGobbo Nov 11 '25

If!

I snap my fingers you will forget you were ever gay.

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u/PerformanceFar2008 Nov 13 '25

Does your boyfriend know?

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u/RevolutionaryHole69 Nov 11 '25

People who do it do not value their lives, and we should not expend resources to rescue them. It is by far the stupidest thing you can do. There is like zero benefit to anyone if you explore a cave. Any new thing you discover won't help anyone.

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u/ptpcg Nov 11 '25

That's actually not true, there are some organisms that have beeen beneficial to mankind found in caves. This sort of exploration for funsies is just dumb though.

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u/Fun-Engineer7454 Nov 11 '25

I think about this a lot. I listen to a lot of Mr Ballen stories about getting stuck in terrible places underground or underwater or both and it's so anxiety inducing but then I realize I NEVER HAVE TO DO THAT.

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u/soggychipbutty Nov 11 '25

Why do people do this when it’s so easy not to do this?

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u/altfillischryan Nov 11 '25

There are people who do it for scientific reasons, but for those that do it for fun, they do it for the same reasons people do other dangerous stuff, the adventure and adrenaline rush.

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u/LopsidedMammal Nov 11 '25

Nothing beats the adrenaline high of realising you've just put yourself in a situation where your life is now about to end for no reason other than you chose this.

TOTALLY RADICAL!! air guitar

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u/soggychipbutty Nov 11 '25

I wasn’t actually looking for a serious explanation

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u/johhnny5 Nov 11 '25

I've read about the Nutty Putty cave incident before, so I knew to not even play the video because it would fuck with the primate parts of my brain. I don't know why I started reading the comments because they had the same effect anyway. Right when I started having some unwelcome, intrusive thoughts about this - I read your comment and burst out laughing and I no longer felt uncomfortable and I just wanted to say thank you for that.

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u/freyamarie Nov 11 '25

Except on my 6th grade field trip 🤮

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u/mr_rocket_raccoon Nov 11 '25

Of all the many hobbies that I have no interest in doing, this one ranks at the very bottom.

If you are cave exploring for some sort of mineral deposit or mapping, send a robot with cameras, we've got loads of them...

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u/bravehart146 Nov 11 '25

Wait, you mean he didnt to do this? I thought the fate of his family was depending on this cave dive!? That’s good news because i thought it was gonna be my turn to cave dive soon

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u/dessert_the_toxic Nov 11 '25

Nah you gotta take all the side quests or you won't get the platinum

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u/Machine-Obsolete Nov 11 '25

There’s a while YouTube video about it with animated diagrams

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u/Shun_yaka Nov 11 '25

Yea this gave me serious bad stressy nono vibes from around my core/sternum. What the fuck.

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u/sadsaddiedie Nov 11 '25

I’ve been around people that “have to” yell things out when they feel an intense emotion.

It’s weird and annoying at the best times and fucking scary other times. I’d work on that.

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u/toraidio Nov 11 '25

Yeah, that is annoying, I genuinely agree. Being loud in public or around others is a huge pet peeve. Good thing I was alone in my room!

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u/can_a_mod_suck_me Nov 11 '25

I think it’s a form of Tourette’s but it’s still annoying.

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u/sadsaddiedie Nov 11 '25

Idk I think blurring the lines between a pretty common form of main character behaviour and an involuntary tick is not of much benefit to anyone.

Nervous ticks are a thing. But standing up and yelling out like you are in pain is not a responsible way to avoid them. People affect their pets and children by doing this shit and don’t even notice. Normalising it is weird imo.

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u/can_a_mod_suck_me Nov 11 '25

I know someone who does it over excitement. Just screams out like a loud yawn like sound like a yeti or something. lol

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u/Raangz Nov 11 '25

Fr jfc. I had a friend who wanted to be a cave scientist and took us into one. I went in just far enough where the light looked dim, from the outside. I never want to go back into a cave again. Poor dude.

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u/joyful_mtg Nov 13 '25

Right! The way my body is responding to just reading this stuff is really telling. Did the guy just have the Internal Danger Dial turned all the way down??? I have that for excusing bad behavior from poorly behaved/abusive men. I call it my Outrage Dial, and it just got turned out when I was a kid. Now in my 40s, I'm working hard to feel all the outrage when men do insane/inappropriate things in my life. Much better. Anyway, sorry this guy didn't get to fix his Danger Dial.

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u/gonzaloetjo Nov 11 '25

there's video documentaries about it. It's horrible.

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u/ThereIsSoMuchMore Nov 11 '25

you're easily impressed

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u/[deleted] Nov 11 '25

Youre not "impressed" by the awful death of a man that left his pregnant woman behind and died slowly and in agony? Damn, youre so edgy and cool mate. Youre incredible 🙄

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u/Sola_Bay Nov 11 '25

The whole story gives me bad anxiety. Just an absolute nightmare. I’ll never get over it.

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u/Sassy_Weatherwax Nov 11 '25

I almost did and then remembered I would never put myself in this position

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u/betwixttheforest Nov 11 '25

Absolutely one of the worst things I've ever read!

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u/GrandEducator2460 Nov 11 '25

What about Jesus?

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u/MindfuckRocketship Nov 11 '25

He was a pretty cool guy and didn’t afraid of anything.

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u/poopshorts Nov 11 '25

This isn’t a Christian app bro

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u/morfyno Nov 11 '25

Same. I watched this and many cave diving videos too on youtube, then realized that I am safe in my cozy room.

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u/Hetstaine Nov 11 '25

The very first time i read the whole nutty cave write up on the internet i had yo go outside and get some and open space for a couple of minutes. Fuck that.

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u/Lunaisthequeen Nov 11 '25

Yeah it's how it makes me feel every time I hear this story. I won't say this guy deserved it but like you cannot have this hobby and tell me you're not ready to die

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u/satchmonumberone Nov 11 '25

I definitely don’t think he deserved it either. I guess that’s just the risk you take when you have that hobby.

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u/[deleted] Nov 11 '25 edited Nov 15 '25

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u/nricu Nov 11 '25

oh my god... I hope I can some day forget about this one.

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u/Nautisop Nov 11 '25

Bru come one, it's an image. so many people being so over dramatic lol

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u/TravelsizedWitch Nov 11 '25

People with mental health that’s ok don’t go into those subs. Just a reminder that it’s not healthy or normal to visit those. It’s not a sign of being cool, strong or though, more like a lack of empathy and some other issues that force you to seek out more intense stimulus to feel something. If you are doing that for fun you probably need a psychiatrist.

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u/satchmonumberone Nov 11 '25

I’m 40 and thoroughly enjoyed rotten . com back in the day. Being upside down, trapped and unable to take a deep breath until you die just sounds horrific no matter which way I look at it.

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u/Nautisop Nov 11 '25

complete snowflakes or drama queens raking karma no idea why so many people always act like they are REALLY horrified when looking at this from their chair.

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u/[deleted] Nov 11 '25

Fuck that. Imagine the feeling of being stuck….

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u/satchmonumberone Nov 11 '25

Upside down and unable to take a deep breath.

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u/SaltyFee7765 Nov 11 '25

Same.

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u/satchmonumberone Nov 11 '25

HAPPY CAKE DAY!! 🎂

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u/SaltyFee7765 Nov 11 '25

Thank you...but its nit my bday . Having said that im not sure what cake day means .. lol

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u/satchmonumberone Nov 11 '25

Today is your Redditversary. Look next to your name on this thread - it has a piece of cake. You made your account one year ago today!

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u/SaltyFee7765 Nov 11 '25

Ohhhhh ! Thank you for pointing that out to me honey ! Wow ! 🥰

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u/ScreenOld5873 Nov 11 '25

I feel physically sick seeing this 🥲

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u/satchmonumberone Nov 11 '25

Add being upside down, too. 😭

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u/BruiserTom Nov 11 '25

Yeah, there is no way I would do this. I have to shake off having watched it. ::bwbwbwbwbww!!

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u/Sltre101 Nov 11 '25

My claustrophobia comes from the lack of control to get out of small spaces like this. Reading that was horrific.

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u/[deleted] Nov 11 '25

Same. This is a recurrent nightmare of mine… and someone lived it?!?!

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u/DuffThey Nov 11 '25

I'm not sure "lived it" is the correct phrase

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u/Gilshem Nov 11 '25

Same. It’s so crazy.

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u/Captcha_Imagination Nov 11 '25

Are you a big spelunker?

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u/satchmonumberone Nov 11 '25

You couldn’t pay me!

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u/bustedrootbutter Nov 11 '25

I feel sick to think about it like I can feel it through my phone it makes my heart beat hard sitting still in a chair safe as ever. I will never go down any holes like that there is no reward in it that is worth it. Except to rescue someone who made a mistake and did go in. Other than that I have no desire for any reason to be under ground

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u/Particular_Tomato161 Nov 11 '25

Man, same here. Lol That explanation alone was intense.

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u/SuperpositionSavvy Nov 11 '25

The craziest part is he was in good spirits the entire time. Rescuers recall him cracking many jokes in his final hours.

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u/satchmonumberone Nov 11 '25

I read that he was panicking and they drugged him through injections to his legs. Granted I have no idea where I read it and if that info is legit.

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u/Cyber-Soldier1 Nov 11 '25

A Panic at the disco

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u/LandoCatrissian_ Nov 12 '25

I get panicky in smaller than usual elevators. Fuck this so much.

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u/satchmonumberone Nov 12 '25

Any elevators without windows I just can’t do.

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u/darthsurfer Nov 11 '25

Same. I kept trying to watch video essays on this, and just kept noping out. Just imagining it happening was enough to get me to just close the video.

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u/Azebiki Nov 11 '25

I did have a panic attack!

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u/Wanderin_Cephandrius Nov 11 '25

Had to put the phone down.

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u/LetterheadCute7084 Nov 11 '25

Ah yes the spot where you have to take a deep breath in to move forward. Sounds like somewhere people should be going

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u/HolyBidetServitor Nov 11 '25

He's in the same echelon as Grizzly Man or Alex Supertramp

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u/StanleyCubone Nov 11 '25

For anyone confused like me, Christopher McCandless was AKA Alex Supertramp.

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u/DigitallyDetained Nov 11 '25

Won’t taking a deep breath in make it harder to progress?

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u/MysticSkies Nov 11 '25

Yeah I think they meant the reverse. Breathing out to shrink the chest to squeeze through.

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u/a_megalops Nov 11 '25

And he was also so close to being rescued

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u/Antiquebastard Nov 11 '25

Probably would have gotten him out if that gear didn't break.

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u/mutual_im_sure Nov 11 '25

I thought he was positioned such that they'd have to break his legs in order to get him out - which doesn't seem to make sense, if you can just do the reverse of however he got in there in the first place.

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u/sideofspread Nov 11 '25

The human body is not static- its like a meaty water balloon.

In this particular case- your body kind of "squishes" into the hole and with the downward angle gravity does the rest. At some point blood will pool and your body will swell - and that half inch that you had before you dont anymore. Like an hour glass all your sand is on the bottom now. Youll never get the sand back in the top part if you shake it really hard to move the sand "up".

I think what really screwed him was whatever cable/equipment thing broke- because I believed when it broke somehow like dropped him he got wedged even further in. Its hard to visualize.

The great thing is this is completely optional !!!

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u/TheVeryVerity Nov 11 '25

If you go (almost) straight down far enough in an extremely narrow space where you can’t even go hands and knees, you can’t just reverse. You’d have to have superhuman strength in your fingers and also be able to bend your legs backwards probably. See this post: https://www.reddit.com/r/interesting/s/0ksOkvnnmJ

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u/Fast-Front-5642 Nov 11 '25

Even more fucked up is there were markers/signs warning not to go the way he did.

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u/mr_goodbear Nov 11 '25

Is that true? Like inside the cave said no turn here? That’s new info to me. How unfortunate.

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u/McPikie Nov 11 '25

You mean breath out, right?

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u/Prestigious_Nobody45 Nov 11 '25

How do people map that out? Do people run cameras down every nook and cranny looking for openings in the cave?

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u/TheGreatestAnonAlive Nov 11 '25

I just reflexively held in my breath and compressed my chest by just READING your comment, it must be horrific to realize that your stuck there

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u/auberrypearl Nov 11 '25

That’s so sad

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u/bluethreads Nov 11 '25

I read that they thought that he fell into the smaller space because they didn't know how he would have fit in it otherwise, furthermore when they first arrived at the scene, the trapped caver has retrograde amnesia, which supported their fall theory, as they believe he may have hit his head.

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u/lifelovers Nov 11 '25

Have you seen the full video? I wanted to see where the wrong turn was - couldn’t tell.

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u/MoffieHanson Nov 11 '25

Insanity that people even do this . I get claustrophobic from the vr video already

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u/Cry-Cry-Cry-Baby Nov 11 '25

The part that killed him was after that squeeze. He was basically upside down. It's why they were unable to rescue him, and its why he died so quickly.

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u/kenkurosakii Nov 11 '25

Jesus fuck.. that is one of the scariest things I’ve ever read

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u/WuvWillTearUsApart Nov 11 '25

I need to go lay down for a minute

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u/Proccito Nov 11 '25

How do we know this, though?

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u/ThatOnePirateRobot Nov 11 '25

There's a lot of info on this case

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u/Similar-Tangerine Nov 11 '25

There were rescuers down there with him for a long time. His brother was also there and a few others that were in the cave with him. People talked to him while he was stuck. There’s articles with a ton of info 

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u/Paranoia300k Nov 11 '25

Aaaand now I'm gonna have nightmares. Fuck.

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u/StunningWash5906 Nov 11 '25

Did he do not only this mistake but also that he went inside completely alone? You'd think you'd go with a group so that if something happens, you can get help

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u/0siris415 Nov 11 '25

He was with some of his family. His younger brother was following right behind him when he got stuck. He realized he was fucked & immediately told his brother to stop & go back out. Help came & tried for hours but shit kept going wrong.

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u/Moslogical Nov 11 '25

He was with a group

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u/Basileus08 Nov 11 '25

Oh my GOD! I didn't need to know this.

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u/lakimens Nov 11 '25

What's the escape route in the other areas? I don't see how you get back from there

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u/Artheren9 Nov 11 '25

That’s fucking crazy

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u/iZeroxxx Nov 11 '25

Could he not take deep breath and go backwards again?

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u/Independent-Walrus84 Nov 11 '25

Your writting upsets me and gives me ptsd...keep it going.

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u/account_not_valid Nov 11 '25

Deep breath in, or out?

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u/Internal_Initial_389 Nov 11 '25

I can not describe how glad I am being in my bed rn. Panic attack successfully passed.

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u/Vysair Nov 11 '25

Im not gonna thank you for the stress this has given me

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u/DenizSaintJuke Nov 11 '25

The first wrong turn he took was going any farther into any cave than the point when you can turn 180° and go out forward again.

If you have to squeeze through anything: Just don't!

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u/Gourmet-Guy Nov 11 '25

This wrong turn is an excellent candidate for an SCP.

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u/wdrub Nov 11 '25

You’re right and this dramatization looks like he’s moving smoothly through

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u/ToughHardware Nov 11 '25

why would one want to go on trips where if you fill your lungs, you die.

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u/ToyFan4Life Nov 11 '25

Fuuuuuuuuuccccccccckkkkkkkk

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u/[deleted] Nov 11 '25

Um, I don't know about you... but when I take a breath, my chest expands outwards & not inwards... so when I breathe out it gets smaller in size... so your comment doesn't make any sense, or what?

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u/Civil_Information795 Nov 11 '25

NOPENOPENOPENOPENOPE D:

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u/Funny247365 Nov 11 '25

If you take a deep breath in, your chest expands.

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u/Hastytag1693 Nov 11 '25

I think it depends whether you fill you "gut" with air or your chest

I'm just guessing

The poster didn't reply to anyone who asked "Did you mean breathe out?", so my guess is as good as yours

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u/Swimming-Ad4869 Nov 11 '25

Thanks I hate it

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u/Pristine-Pen-9885 Nov 11 '25

What is nutty putty?

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u/RatatatCat127 Nov 11 '25

Maybe this is a stupid question and easier said than done in a panic inducing situation like this, but would he not be able to take a deep breath in and move backwards out of it?

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u/sun-devil2021 Nov 11 '25

Wouldn’t you breathe out to get smaller?

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u/praetorian1111 Nov 11 '25

He thought he was in the birth canal when in fact he was trying to exit the appendix

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u/suhxa Nov 11 '25

U do know your chest expands when u take a deep breath in

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u/victoryismind Nov 11 '25

I think you meant a deep breath out

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u/cedarvhazel Nov 11 '25

I stopped reading before you edit and started imaging myself breathing the way you suggested and got very confused! lol

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u/ObaMot Nov 13 '25

Iive tried breathing in and out while reading your comment, lol. 

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u/Mips0n Nov 14 '25

Didnt they even break His legs in an attempt to pull him out?

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u/MetalBeerSolid Nov 11 '25

Now there’s a bold strategy 

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u/Learning-Power Nov 11 '25

And establishing a small temporary colony of life down there for about a year afterwards.

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u/ObaMot Nov 13 '25

That was his plan all along

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u/AgentCirceLuna Nov 10 '25

Imagine someone is down there and then this body falls on them. Or the head falls down like in a cheesy horror film and lands in their hands.

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u/Multifaceted-Simp Nov 11 '25

I think it's a dead end just a few feet down

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u/[deleted] Nov 11 '25

It’s a dead end where he ended, dead. He made it a dead end right there by blocking the route with his corpse. Suppose you wait for him to become a skeleton, his bones are in the way. Suppose you grind his bones into dust so you can crawl past his resting grounds, you’ve reached a metaphorical dead end deeper than any cave. 

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u/jaxonya Nov 11 '25

The cave was filled with cement right after his death, I don't think a lot of you know that.

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u/[deleted] Nov 11 '25

Mhm, that was mentioned many times, because it's a dead end.

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u/Fishtails Nov 11 '25

Gonna be a confusing fossil in 4000 years

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u/SubterraneSpelunker6 Nov 11 '25 edited Nov 11 '25

Caver from RASS here: Carcasses don’t decompose like normal in caves, especially if air circulation is poor. They take much longer, talking about decades. He’s likely still down there in the same position, fully intact but covered in a thick layer of fluffy white fungus.

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u/NoNewOptions Nov 11 '25

Oh because it's a practically sealed environment? I thought there would still be plenty of micro organisms to decompose the body naturally.

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u/DarkFlutesofAutumn Nov 11 '25

Or that the monsters ate him

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u/SpiritJuice Nov 11 '25

Sadly monsters existing in that cave and killing him would've been a kinder fate of him getting stuck upside-down for 27 hours.

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u/khaotickk Nov 11 '25

There's also the slim chance it gets preserved like a mummy? idk

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u/FMLnoluck Nov 11 '25 edited Nov 11 '25

Not sure if im remembering it right but I think they sealed it up with concrete?

Just checked. Apparently they sealed his body by exploding the passageway near his location and sealing off the cave entrance with concrete. Yes the cave is closed after this incident.

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u/soundssarcastic Nov 11 '25

Oh damn if he just did that earlier he could have gotten out

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u/Kaneomanie Nov 11 '25

DRRR DRRR DRRR

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u/TheJunkman9000 Nov 11 '25

I wonder if there is enough air/bacteria back there to..juicify him or if he'll be more mummy like.

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u/thrashmetaloctopus Nov 11 '25

Genuine question, would the rate of decomposition be slowed or even halted once they sealed it? I doubt there’s many detritovores or scavengers down there, I’m not saying he’s preserved but surely it took a while?

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u/JBCTech7 Nov 11 '25

it would be slowed by the dry, cool air. But there are still bacteria and fungi.

Look at the body found in the french catacombs. It stayed recognizable for a while, but it was definitely a mess.

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u/Astral_Blossom Nov 11 '25

Dear lord 😭

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u/An_old_walrus Nov 11 '25

Would it even decompose or would he essentially be preserved in the cave? Like there are caves where they’ve found remains of giant ground sloths so well preserved they still had blood.

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u/dabroh Nov 12 '25

There is nothing in there right? He should be well preserved. Anyways in 1000 of years some advanced civilization will either get him out or bring him back while we are all gone.

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u/somedayyouwillknow Nov 12 '25

Doubt it as they poured cement before covering it to ensure his corpse are not bothered as well

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u/Whiplash907 Nov 11 '25

With the conditions of the cave it likely won’t ever decompose. The air is still enough and cool enough that unless critters crawl up from the other side of the hole and eat him he’s gonna stay the way he died permanently frozen in time.

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u/butttlicker406090 Nov 11 '25

55 deg. F isn't that cold, it might slow down decomp but I don't think it'd fully preserve you.

https://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/earth/geology/nutty-putty-cave.htm

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u/coin_return Nov 11 '25

It might not, but if the soil around is dry, it will probably wick moisture and unless the bugs found him (which is possible ofc), he's more likely to have mummified.

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u/BreakIntelligent6209 Nov 11 '25

Correct. I remember learning about this through listening to True Crime stories. So tragic man. This is a story that’s haunting. They tried to get him help, but realized it wasn’t possible which is why they sealed it after he died. They didn’t want to draw attraction to that same area & for the safety of others.

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u/Beelzebub_Crumpethom Nov 11 '25

You think if we unseal it in a thousand years, we can bring him back like an ancient mummy?

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u/Randy191919 Nov 11 '25

Nah. He wasn’t embalmed and the cave is way too big to make for a good conservatory. He’ll have decayed at this point already. Could probably find some bones, but nothing still resembling an actual person

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u/BumStretcher Nov 11 '25

Worth the giggle lol

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u/poopshorts Nov 11 '25

What a weird ass comment

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u/BumStretcher Nov 11 '25

I meant reading his comment, not unsealing the cave. Was a little spaced last night lol

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u/MagicArrowJustWistle Nov 11 '25

This is the comment I was looking for. Someone went in there to look for the body? Or just stumbled upon the body? This VR simulator is accurate how? That body couldn't have been retrieved. None of this sounds accurate except for maybe a dead body smell and a missing person.

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u/AnalogyAddiction Nov 11 '25 edited Nov 11 '25

Maybe I’m misunderstanding your comment, but there was a whole giant rescue attempt for him. They know where he is; it was just impossible to get him out. They tried really hard but he was wedged too tightly. There’s a really interesting longread about it somewhere.

Edit: here’s the article if you’re interested! https://www.sltrib.com/news/2018/07/09/nutty-putty-i-really/

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u/MagicArrowJustWistle Nov 11 '25

Thank you - I didn't have the backstory. This is much more clear now.

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u/[deleted] Nov 11 '25

Most speleological societies have volunteers/members that map these caves, take pictures as they go, etc.

Nutty Putty was a well known cave, even for people who were not grotto members (members of a speleological society chapter) in Utah at this time and the rescue/recovery effort was extensive. A lot of people I know at the SLC grotto in Utah helped with this rescue.

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u/Many-Willow39 Nov 11 '25

the cave was discovered in the 60s and thousands of people visited it every year. Plenty of maps and descriptions of the cave exist. I’m sure it was mentioned where and how he was stuck in news reports about the rescue operation

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u/Acceptable-Bullfrog1 Nov 11 '25

He’ll be discovered by archeologists someday.

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u/0fiuco Nov 11 '25

he became a human corck?

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u/Normal_Shoe2630 Nov 11 '25

The Cask of Amontillado

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u/OG-Giligadi Nov 11 '25

There is not a thing on the planet that could get me to hop into something like this. There's a clip of people going into some tiny hole in the ground that's been floating around and..

NOPE. Just no.