Did a woman really fall into a manhole in New York City? Here's the fact behind the viral video

In a viral video that has now sparked a concern across social media, a woman is seen suddenly falling into what appears to be an open manhole while walking along a busy street. The clip has been circulating and is widely shared with claims that the incident took place in New York City. This has now prompted an alarm among the viewers, who are now raising concerns over the safety. As the footage gains traction online, many users also question the authenticity of the clip. Let's find out the facts behind it.


The viral clip was shared by an account called @dailyloud on X (formerly called Twitter), a widely followed news and media account on the platform, which shared the footage with the claim that the incident occurred in New York City.

The approximately 40-second CCTV footage, first published by the New York Post, captures a woman crossing a street while seemingly looking at her phone. And moments later, she steps onto a manhole cover that suddenly gives way, causing her to fall into the opening as the cover flips upwards and strikes her.

Well, reposting the video, Daily Loud captioned the video, "Woman Falls into Manhole in New York City."

As soon as the video surfaced on the platform, it quickly sparked a debate, and one user wrote, "Assuming she didn't hit her jaw and blackout, she would have been able to prevent herself from falling completely."

While another said, "That's what 0 awareness looks like." Back in the day, she wouldn't get to reproduce. That's why the world's full of idiots."


"NYC infrastructure is so bad the streets are literally trying to swallow people whole. " Hope she’s okay... this is negligence, not an ‘accident’," one said.

One pointed out, "This isn't even NYC; that's Brazil, bro."

"That's a lie. This happened in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil."

One called out DailyLoud, saying, "This was in Brazil." "This account never gets anything correct. Always misinformation."

According to Prime Timer, contrary to the viral claim, the New York Post's original post never stated that the incident occurred in NYC. The publication reported that the woman in the footage fell into a manhole in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The victim was identified as 32-year-old Fabiana Rosa. Surveillance footage showed nearby pedestrians and a motorcycle taxi driver who had just dropped her off rushing to assist after the fall. Emergency responders later pulled Rosa from the manhole.

As per the post, the viral video has nothing to do with New York, but a similar incident happened in Manhattan in May.