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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/gettinglearnt on 2023-12-20 06:02:17+00:00.

Original Title: TIL a caver named John Edward Jones tragically lost his life in the Nutty Putty cave. While exploring, he entered a constricted tunnel. He became stuck in a narrow opening. It took 28 hours for rescuer to finally give up on mission to get him out. After 27-28 hours, he died due to cardiac arrest.