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Weird week: college town fears, five sewer divers emerge in NYC

Five scuba-equipped divers emerged from a Manhattan manhole on Saturday, police say, as part of what authorities describe as an ongoing underground campaign.

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Published 7:11 AM ET, Saturday, October 10, 2026

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

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Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThis just in: Fox News reports serial killer fears are gripping a college town, and the school is fortifying security around a popular river trail where people died.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorPolice have not named a suspect in the data we have. Stay alert on that trail, and check in on your friends.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorLighter now, and strange.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe New York Post says five mysterious sewer divers climbed out of a Manhattan manhole, cops say, in a continuing underground spree.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorFive. In scuba gear. Out of a street. On a Saturday.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorFive?
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorAnd a spree, Vera. A spree has a schedule. Somebody down there has a calendar and a snorkel.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorMaybe they just wanted a quiet weekend away from the brunch lines.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorBrunch, but wetter. I'd book it. Though the only thing underground I trust is a pigeon union.