Comments about ‘Don't close Nutty Putty’

Do you people not read?...they can't get the mans body out!!! What part of that don't you people get?
I’m sure if you asked them they would rather have him buried back in town, not left out in the middle of now where.

Why don't you guarantee, then, that the taxpayers won't have to spend a lot of money rescuing people from their thrill-seeking.

I agree it should be closed for many reasons, not the least of which is sensitivity to the family who's husband or father is buried there.

Amen. Leave the cave open. Make sure there is a monument put in for the family and seal off the dangerous hole he is in but leave the cave open.

Seal off areas such as the birth canal where people get stuck frequently. Seal off any entrances to "Bob's push" and designate the interior as his final resting place. Do not seal off the entire cave.

Place a monument at the entry in memory of him and what he loved for generations to see and enjoy. If we simply seal off the entire cave we are admittedly doing what is most 'economic' for the public. However, sealing the entire cave only ensures it and he are eventually forgotten, unvisited and unknown.

Would anyone care to explain how to practically seal the interior of a narrow cave? Such a solution was surely considered, but rejected as being impractical. Imagine the increased cost and technical difficulty of sealing a portion of the cave compared to sealing it in entirety - a far more practical solution.

Admittedly, sealing the cave will cause the public to forget about him and the cave. However, I guarantee, he will not be forgotten, for he left a wife, daughter and unborn child. They will never forget him and we need to respect his final resting place, since he cannot be safely removed. Can you imagine the pain this family must bear, being unable to say goodbye to their husband and father at a proper funeral and burial. And by suggesting a small group of people's desire to explore this cave trumps that fact is offensive. Sure, this cave was a natural wonder, just as any cave is. But a relatively unknown and unremarkable cave does not warrant the significance it is being given. There are many other caves in Utah - lets allow this family to grieve, not tell them a cave is more important than their father.

Don't seal entire cave | 11:46 a.m.

What is left to see or explore if you close off everything leading to the birth canal and Bob's push?

The cave is a public nusance. Many people have had close calls with death in the cave and have had to be rescued, and now someone has died.

From what I have read these rescue attempts are expensive.

Just because someone wants to have a swiming pool in their home doesn't mean they should. If it poses a danger to even himself, or others, perhaps he should not have it.

I, for one, agree that although impractical, they should have maybe gated internally, the areas that are dangerous. Either that, or mark the areas with a skull and crossbones and highly suggest no one enter. Too much too late though. The cave is sealed off, what's done is done.