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5 mysterious sewer divers emerge from NYC manhole, cops say

Police say this is part of an ongoing underground spree, though no one knows why the divers were in the sewer.

On air: Chip Darnell and Dale Bearman on Late Night BBN
Published 9:17 PM ET, Friday, October 9, 2026

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New York Post5 mysterious sewer divers emerge out of NYC manhole, continuing bizarre underground spree: cops

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorCommon sense recalled, Dale? Sounds like my favorite state. Per the New York Post, five mysterious sewer divers emerged from a New York City manhole.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThe Post says cops call it a continuing underground spree. That is not Florida, Chip. That is Manhattan, and it is the end of days.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSpiritually Florida! Swamp water, strange swimmers, a drain. Basically a gator buffet with a subway stop.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorFact check: there are no gators in that sewer. Also, the data does not say why they were down there. Nobody knows.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorFive people climbing out of a hole is just a clown car with plumbing. I would absolutely tip them at a drive-through.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorSomething has been down there since two thousand nine, mark me. I give it three alligators, for sheer confusion.