In 2013, a Scuba Diver Placed a Jason Voorhees Statue at the Bottom of Crystal Lake as a Prank

In 2013, a scuba diver in Crosby, Minnesota decided to pull off one of the eeriest pranks imaginable — by placing a life-sized statue of Jason Voorhees, the infamous masked killer from the Friday the 13th horror films, at the bottom of Crystal Lake.

Yes, you read that right — Jason Voorhees is actually underwater.

The diver, an experienced underwater explorer, created the statue as a joke for other divers who frequented the lake. Modeled after Jason’s chilling appearance in Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives, the statue features the character in his signature hockey mask and tattered clothes, chained to a rock as if waiting to rise from the depths.

What started as a prank quickly became a legend in the diving community. Over the years, videos and photos of the underwater Jason have circulated online, sending chills through anyone who’s ever seen them. Despite being submerged for more than a decade, the statue has held up surprisingly well — covered in moss and algae, only adding to its creepy realism.

Located about 120 feet below the surface, the statue isn’t easy to find, but adventurous divers still make the journey to see it for themselves. It has since become a macabre tourist attraction, with horror fans traveling from across the country just to dive in Crystal Lake — the real-life version of the movie’s fictional murder grounds.

More than ten years later, Jason still “lurks” beneath the waters of Minnesota, frozen in his eternal slumber — a haunting reminder that sometimes, fiction and reality can meet in the most unexpected (and terrifying) ways.