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Welcome to the segment of the Crux podcast called Disaster Strikes. While our regular episodes

focus on survival stories where people overcome incredible odds, this biweekly segment examines

outdoor adventures that ended in tragedy.

These stories are meant to paint a clear picture of how quickly things can go wrong in the wilderness.

The cascade of decisions, often small and seemingly reasonable in the moment, that can lead to devastating outcomes.

By studying these incidents respectfully and thoroughly, we can learn valuable lessons that might save lives.

The stories are difficult, but the education they provide is invaluable.

I'm your host, Casey McIntosh, and today with me is my co-host, Julie Hemingson.

Hey, everyone.

This is the story of John Edward Jones and the Nutty Puddy Cake.

We chose to do this episode together because, honestly, this is one of the most psychologically

difficult stories we've ever covered.

The Nutty Puddy Cave Traged tragedy is incredibly heavy material.

That's right. Before we dive in, we want to acknowledge that this story involves prolonged suffering and ultimately death.

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