His widow, despite it being over a decade, faces online abuse
The wife of a man who died the ‘worst possible death’ has spoken out against the trolling her family have continued to receive 13 years on.
John Edward Jones lost his life in 2009 after he became stuck in an underground cave known as Nutty Putty, near Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
His widow, Emily, is now remarried to a Donovan Sanchez and has two more children – but still faces abuse from hideous trolls online over the horrific incident.
John, a medical student and experienced explorer got trapped in the tunnel upside down, eventually passing away after 27 hours upside down from cardiac arrest.
His remains are still in the cave, which has been sealed off as his final resting place.
John had been exploring the cave with his brother but got stuck in a narrow tunnel.
He was stuck for over 25 hours, and because of the pressure his body was under and the position he was in, sadly couldn’t be safely rescued.
However, despite it being over 10 years since John passed away, the mother has faced continuous online abuse on her Facebook page.
“JOHN WAS BETTER ! RIP JOHN IF I WAS YOUR WIFE I WOULD HAVE NEVER MOVED ON SOO SOON AND WOULD BE SHARING YOUR STORY AND LIFE. AND POSTING ABOUT YOU,” one user wrote on a post Emily shared on 6 March, 2020.
Another comment reads: “Is that John on ur profile picture? Or is it another man I’m genuinely confused I swear John past away.”
A third user said: “Just saw the movie of the story of John. Just wondering, when you die and go to heaven, who will you be with? It breaks my heart how easily people focus on happiness in this earthly life instead of holding on and wait to be re-united.”
Others have insensitively posted comments on the post, brutally discussing John well in view of her.
“Is that John on ur profile picture? Or is it another man I’m genuinely confused I swear John passed away,” a user said.
“100% agree with what you said. She has no shame she never loved him,” another wrote.
Another said: “Her husband died the worst way imaginable and she married 3 years later but probably dated him way sooner . So sad”.
Commenting on an earlier post, a user laid out an unsolicited opinion: “Just wondering, when you die and go to heaven, who will you be with? It breaks my heart how easily people focus on happiness in this earthly life instead of holding on and wait to be re-united.”
In her interview with Deseret News, she said: “It’s never been hard to talk about John,” she said. “It’s never been hard to remember John.
“Ever since the very beginning, ever since I first met Donovan, he’s been really comfortable with John continuing to be a part of our family and our lives, especially because of our kids.
“He just knows that the kids need to remember their dad so he’s good about wanting to stay in touch with the Joneses and he loves the Joneses.”
Despite some nasty comments, others have been quick to defend Emily and her family.
One user wrote: “I hope she does not read these comments… and i hope none of u have to go through what she has in her life. loosing someone is hard enough and going through a pregnancy on ur own having to look at those kids everyday knowing what happened to their dad. having a film made about it.
“You may not agree with her choices but you don’t pay her bills feed her kids or now her grass… john loved her and she loved him. so just maybe he sent someone to help her get through it… it’s not easy to go through life on a good day so give it up… i hope she is every bit happy and blessed and the same to her beautiful children.”
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