Closure of the Nutty Putty Cave is a mistake.
(With respect to John Jones and the family and friends that love him.)
The decision to seal the entire cave was made because officials believe the area is too dangerous. [Utah County Sheriff's Sgt. Spencer] Cannon said no other recreation area in the county has a 1-to-5 death ratio.
(Body will remain in sealed Utah County Cave: Deseret News: 11/27/09)
5 to 1?
That’s because there have been 5 rescues in 10 years at the cave, resulting in only this most recent death.
Perspective.
With estimates of 5,000 people exploring the cave each year, that means there have only been 5 rescues for 50,000 explorers resulting in ONLY one death in 10 years.
There were 6,420,000 vehicle accidents in 2005, resulting in the death of 41,259 people *
There were about 200 million drivers
That’s one accident for every 31 people on the road.
That’s one death for every 4847 people on the road.
That (4847) is nearly the number of people that visit this popular recreation destination each year. And yet it’s being closed for having FEWER accidents and fatalities. Stupid.
And one more thing….Take his body out of the cave.
It will be easier to retrieve in a few weeks.
* http://www.car-accidents.com/pages/stats.html
The decision to seal the entire cave was made because officials believe the area is too dangerous. [Utah County Sheriff's Sgt. Spencer] Cannon said no other recreation area in the county has a 1-to-5 death ratio.
(Body will remain in sealed Utah County Cave: Deseret News: 11/27/09)
5 to 1?
That’s because there have been 5 rescues in 10 years at the cave, resulting in only this most recent death.
Perspective.
With estimates of 5,000 people exploring the cave each year, that means there have only been 5 rescues for 50,000 explorers resulting in ONLY one death in 10 years.
There were 6,420,000 vehicle accidents in 2005, resulting in the death of 41,259 people *
There were about 200 million drivers
That’s one accident for every 31 people on the road.
That’s one death for every 4847 people on the road.
That (4847) is nearly the number of people that visit this popular recreation destination each year. And yet it’s being closed for having FEWER accidents and fatalities. Stupid.
And one more thing….Take his body out of the cave.
It will be easier to retrieve in a few weeks.
* http://www.car-accidents.com/pages/stats.html