Manhattan ‘mole’ mystery: rumors of lost gold spur clandestine excursions into New York sewers
Reports of mysterious gangs of sewer spelunkers have transfixed New Yorkers over the summer. Photograph: william87/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenReports of mysterious gangs of sewer spelunkers have transfixed New Yorkers over the summer. Their arrests have shed some light on a slew of instances where people have been witnessed lifting manhole covers and clambering underground.Samuel Reveron and Kevin Rodriguez were apprehended in Queens after police tracked them down through video footage.
- ▪Reports of mysterious gangs of sewer spelunkers have transfixed New Yorkers over the summer.
- ▪Photograph: william87/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenReports of mysterious gangs of sewer spelunkers have transfixed New Yorkers over the summer.
- ▪Their arrests have shed some light on a slew of instances where people have been witnessed lifting manhole covers and clambering underground.Samuel Reveron and Kevin Rodriguez were apprehended in Queens after police tracked them down throug
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Reports of mysterious gangs of sewer spelunkers have transfixed New Yorkers over the summer. Photograph: william87/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenReports of mysterious gangs of sewer spelunkers have transfixed New Yorkers over the summer. Photograph: william87/Getty ImagesNew YorkManhattan ‘mole’ mystery: rumors of lost gold spur clandestine excursions into New York sewersA recent arrest suggests that underground invaders of city’s sewer system are lured by the promise of lost valuablesAdam Gabbatt in New York Sun 4 Oct 2026 08.00 EDTLast modified on Sun 4 Oct 2026 08.02 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThere’s been one thing in particular that has been intriguing New Yorkers this summer: the existence, and whereabouts, of so-called “mole people” – a mysterious group of…
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