The wife of a man who died a terrifying death 13 years ago has opened up about the online abuse she still receives.
John Edward Jones tragically passed away on November 24, 2009.
Now, his wife Emily Jones Sanchez has revealed that she still gets cruelly trolled on the internet over her husband's passing.
John died while exploring a hydrothermal cave in Utah known as 'Nutty Putty cave' with his brother on November 24, 2009. His death was been described in the press as "the worst death imaginable".
The father-of-two was exploring Nutty Putty Cave with some friends when he opted to try and explore the so-called "Birth Canal of the cave".
However, despite being able to do so as a child, John became stuck and unable to move backward. His only option was to keep moving forwards into the crevice, which measured just 10 inches across and 18 inches high.
Eventually, John became stuck for good in the passage, with his arms pinned under his chest. Despite rescuers' best efforts, John remained inside for 25 hours, struggling to breathe. Tragically, John's body eventually became unresponsive and he died, trapped inside the cave.
In the end, rescuers could not even recover his body, and the cave was sealed off and turned into a memorial.
Since the traumatic loss of her first husband, Emily - who was pregnant at the time of John's death - has gone on to remarry and have another baby with her new husband.
Despite losing John over a decade ago, the mom of three has continued to face cruel online harassment from people who claim she moved on too fast.
Many insinuate that - as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints - Emily should have waited to be reunited with her first husband in heaven.
When she shared a photo of herself and her new husband, Donovan Sanchez, to Facebook, trolls flooded the comments section.
"I'm sure John wanted her to move 3 YEARS AFTER HIS TRAGIC DEATH," one person wrote sarcastically. Another added: "She moved on pretty quick I'd say, married again after just 3 years?"
"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," a third commented.
"John was better. 3 years already married. Crazy," added a fourth, while a fifth wrote: "Clearly she has moved on, no mention of John anywhere or any f***s given. And she married some guy 3 years after her husband died the worst death imaginable."
In an interview with Deseret News, Emily addressed the abuse she receives and defended her decision to move on with her second husband.
"It's never been hard to talk about John," she said, adding: "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."
She went on to say that Donovan was keen to stay in touch with the Joneses, saying: "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."
