![]() Still, the family knew that giving the film’s director, Isaac Halasima, their blessing also meant they were subjecting themselves to a potentially difficult experience. “We weighed the pros and cons and we finally decided that if this movie could help people, if it could be a good thing, if people can learn to treasure their relationships and be reminded about how fragile life is, then maybe it’s worth it.” “And I think that would be the worst-case scenario … but best-case scenario would be that people come away from this movie remembering what they felt when they first heard about the story, remembering how much they wanted to treasure their loved ones and to put everything they had into their relationships and into making the most of this time that we have together. “We all were afraid that this movie would just be a sad story,” Jones-Sanchez said. It is the opportunity to share this perspective that motivated Jones-Sanchez and her late husband’s family, despite their initial hesitance, to allow his story to be told in a film that will open in theaters this weekend titled, “The Last Descent." ![]() “And some people even said, ‘We’ve been considering divorce and after hearing about your loss and everything you’ve been through, it’s really just put life in perspective for us and we’ve recommitted to loving each other better and to our marriage and to our family.’ And I think tragedy does often put life into perspective for us.” “I can’t tell you how many people came up to me and said, ‘Nobody knows this but we’ve been really struggling in our marriage,’” Jones-Sanchez said. Maybe it's because as people learned more about the life of John Jones and his response to a life or death situation, they wanted to be better. Perhaps that's why it's not uncommon for stories about the tragic accident to suddenly appear on the most-read list online at from time to time, even seven years later.īut maybe it's more than that. ![]() They imagine what they would’ve done and how they would’ve felt had they been placed in her position. Her new acquaintances typically tell her they remember hearing her story. Jones and his group had had the required access pass and, given the information on a pass application, were experienced cavers.The fact that her husband, John Jones, died after getting trapped in a Utah cave in 2009 is not the first thing Emily Jones-Sanchez brings up when she meets new friends. Michael Leavitt, cave access manager, said Mr. The cave is owned by the state’s Institutional Trust Land Administration. Jones is the first known fatality at Nutty Putty Cave, the Sheriff’s Office said. In the hours after he became wedged again, his physical condition deteriorated. Jones was freed from the crevice late Wednesday afternoon, and rescuers were able to get him food and water.īut he fell back several feet into the tight space, still upside down, when an anchor in the cave roof that supported the pulley system failed, Sergeant Cannon said. The crevice was about 150 feet below ground in an L-shaped area of the cave known as Bob’s Push, which is only about 18 inches wide and 10 inches high, said Sgt. He became stuck, with his head at an angle below his feet, on Tuesday night. Jones, 6 feet tall and 190 pounds, was among a group of 11 people exploring passages at Nutty Putty Cave, some 80 miles south of Salt Lake City.
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