Nutty Putty Cave Incident

The Nutty Putty Cave Incidentrefers to a fatal incident that took place in 2009 in a hydrothermal cave near Utah Lake in Utah during which a spelunker exploring the cave became stuck in a narrow dead end and subsequently died 28 hours later after rescue attempts failed. A subject of several popular You Tubevideos, in November 2023 the incident inspired jokes and social media discussions following a viral X /Twitterpost. Many used the incident as an example of why cave diving is irresponsible and hilariously anti-instinctual, leading to more Cave Diver Memesthat mocked the activity.