A new VR game lets you explore Nutty Putty Cave, site of the ‘worst death imaginable’
A new VR recreation of Utah’s sealed Nutty Putty Cave offers the closest possible glimpse into the deadly system that claimed John Jones’s life in 2009. Built with guidance from rescuer Brandon Kowallis, the simulation uses precise mapping and triggered narration to show how a single wrong turn in the tight, twisting passages led to a tragedy that ended exploration forever.
A new VR recreation of Utah’s sealed Nutty Putty Cave offers the closest possible glimpse into the deadly system that claimed John Jones’s life in 2009. Built with guidance from rescuer Brandon Kowallis, the simulation uses precise mapping and triggered narration to show how a single wrong turn in the tight, twisting passages led to a tragedy that ended exploration forever.
