{"id":251756,"date":"2026-06-02T02:41:45","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T02:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/251756\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T02:41:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T02:41:45","slug":"men-who-climbed-out-of-a-brooklyn-sewer-manhole-believed-to-be-treasure-hunters-sources-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/251756\/","title":{"rendered":"Men who climbed out of a Brooklyn sewer manhole believed to be “treasure hunters,” sources say"},"content":{"rendered":"

The men who were caught on video climbing out of a sewer manhole<\/a> early Friday morning in Brooklyn are believed to be “treasure hunters” and urban explorers looking for valuables in the sewer system, police sources said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Authorities swept the area where the men had entered and exited the sewer system and found no danger to the public.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Incident was caught on camera<\/p>\n

Video obtained by CBS News New York shows at least seven men descending underground through a manhole on McDonald Avenue and Colin Lane in Flatbush late Thursday night. \u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Men<\/p>\n

CBS New New York obtained video showing what appears to be a group of men climbing into a manhole on McDonald Avenue and Colin Lane on May 29, 2026.<\/p>\n

Photo provided<\/p>\n

They could be seen coming out of the same manhole just after 2 a.m. Friday.<\/p>\n

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A group of men seen emerging from a Brooklyn sewer on May 29, 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Moshe Schwartz @YWNReporter<\/p>\n

A DEP spokesperson said the sewer in the area was inspected to make sure equipment wasn’t damaged.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The men could face burglary charges if caught.<\/p>\n

There was a similar incident in Williamsburg at Heyward Street and Bedford Avenue early Friday morning. In that case, a group of eight men could be seen entering a manhole at 1 a.m. and then climbing back out of it a little more than two and half hours later.\u00a0<\/p>\n

These incidents resemble one that took place in April 2025, which led to three people being taken into custody<\/a>\u00a0and charged with burglary and criminal mischief.<\/p>\n

\n More from CBS News\n <\/p>\n

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