The Nutty Putty Caves | A Short Documentary | Fascinating Horror

This video did a great job of changing my interest in cave exploration from 1% to 0%.

The ONLY way I will ever explore a cave is walking. The moment I have to crawl, I’m out

"Safe for beginners" Has a section named "THE SCOUT EATER"

_"There was also The Maze - a confusing jumble of tiny chambers and tight corridors that were fun to explore."_ Yeah, fuck that.

The rescuer that got himself stuck in there trying to help him is one of the bravest soul I have ever heard of. He literally pushed himself into hell for some guy he had never even met.

Caving is an amazing adventure... but sometimes it comes with a really high price. Stay safe our there, everyone!

I used to do a lot of caving, but once I found a narrow passage going up at a shallow incline, and decided to try it. I couldn't wear my safety hat in that space, it wouldn't fit. I turned my head a bit, and could see that the roof appeared to be loose rock. A few feet further on, the passage ended. !!! I had to consider that I was trapped. After careful thought, I realised that my overalls would bunch up if I tried to back out. Somehow, I'd have to turn around in the bulb shape at the end of the passage. That was really scary. Slowly, I then slid down the passage, and out. Outside, to see the sky full of stars convinced me never to go caving again.

And, of course, when they declared this cave (most of which was so narrow that you had to literally crawl to get through) "beginner-friendly" they never thought of sealing off or marking the parts that were unexplored and thus not to be ventured into. Because who would ever get lost in a set of dark extremely narrow passages and take the wrong turn? In my opinion a "beginner-friendly" cave is one that you can walk upright completely through, with the correct path being clearly marked. Anything harder than that isn't "beginner-friendly".

Nothing about this cave system sounds good for beginners.

If this cave is "beginner friendly" then caving is seriously not a hobby for me

I read about this in the news when it happened. As someone who is a bit claustrophobic, this still makes me shudder every time I think about it.

I like the kinds of caves where you walk along a set, partially paved path and there are railings in even the most benign places. The local guide tells you the same facts about erosion that every cave has while his little dog, who grew up playing on the trails, follows the group around excitedly. The scariest part is where you exit into the gift shop and see the prices for little geode slices with the name of the cave on it and know you're going to end up buying one. *Those* are beginner caves.

The scariest aspect to me as how helpless everyone was in this situation. Like all the proper authorities were notified, they had tons of equipment and trained rescuers. And it just didn't matter.

It's official, folks. We've found the worst way to die.

this man was literally dying and when asked how he was doing he just said "this sucks"

The saddest part of this whole thing is that he was so close to being saved

If this cave was marked fit for beginners... Then I can't even imagine seeing a cave marked fit for experts & pros!

His body still being in those caves is the most horrifying part to me.

I have really bad claustrophobia, so the thought of being stuck (or even in the cave in the first place) makes me genuinely panic. Poor, poor man, what a horrible death.

The rescuers are true heroes. Even though they couldn’t succeed just imagine going down there; the kind of talent, skill and nerves of steel you’d need. So sorry for John’s family.