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GA man wanted after being filmed 'intensely interacting' with rubber duck in stranger's hot tub: 'Infatuated'

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Mion, L. (2026, September 15). GA man wanted after being filmed 'intensely interacting' with rubber duck in stranger's hot tub: 'Infatuated'. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/us/ga-man-wanted-filmed-intensely-interacting-rubber-duck-strangers-hot-tub-infatuated

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Police in Chatham County, Georgia are searching for a suspect accused of trespassing onto private property and stealing luxury beach towels after becoming obsessed with a rubber duck in the homeowner's hot tub. Surveillance footage shows the man interacting intensely with the toy for over ten minutes before taking six towels valued at $1,200 and fleeing on a bicycle around 2:15 a.m. to 5:30 a.m. on September 1.
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Chatham County Police Department in Georgia is searching for a man who reportedly trespassed onto private property and stole towels after becoming infatuated with a rubber duck in someone's hot tub. Surveillance footage from September 1 between 2:15 a.m. and 5:30 a.m. shows the suspect entering the home on Whitefield Avenue, using the pool, then moving to the hot tub where he interacted intensely with the rubber duck for over 10 minutes before leaving with stolen towels. Police describe the incident as having an "ick-factor" but stress the need to find the man to prevent similar incidents from occurring elsewhere.

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Georgia the Chatham County Police Department

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Georgia GPE · 1× the Chatham County Police Department ORG · 1×

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Police said that surveillance video from the home in the 9000 block of Whitefield Avenue shows the man trespassing between 2:15 a.m. and 5:30 a.m. on September 1.
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Claims (13 extracted, 3 hedged)

Georgia police are searching for a man who police say was "infatuated" with a rubber duck in a stranger's hot tub. asserted
police → search → tub
The suspect is wanted for trespassing onto the homeowner's property and stealing their towels before fleeing the scene, according to the Chatham County Police Department, which said the man became "obsessed" with the rubber duck he found at the residence. " uncertain
he → want → residence
He trespassed onto their property, used their hot tub, became obsessed with their rubber duck, then stole their pool towels. asserted
He → trespass → towels
It's obviously not the biggest crime we've dealt with this month, but it has a lot of ick-factor. asserted
it → deal → factor
So, we'd like to find this guy so he doesn't do this to someone else," police wrote. asserted
police → like → someone
Police said that surveillance video from the home in the 9000 block of Whitefield Avenue shows the man trespassing between 2:15 a.m. and 5:30 a.m. on September 1. asserted
man → say → September
Video footage shows the man swimming in the pool before hopping into the hot tub, where he became "infatuated" with a rubber duck and was seen "intensely interacting" with the toy, according to police. "While in the hot tub, the man is caught on video becoming infatuated with a rubber duck. uncertain
man → show → duck
The video shows the man spending more than 10 minutes intensely interacting with the duck," police wrote. asserted
police → show → duck
Police did not go into detail about the nature of the acts the infatuated man performed on the duck, although a grainy, black-and-white still of the security footage appears to show the suspect holding the duck near his face, though it is unclear exactly what he is doing. uncertain
he → go → what
The man then left the home on a bicycle. asserted
man → leave → bicycle
As the man was leaving, he took several luxury beach towels with him, valued at a total of $1,200. asserted
he → leave → 1,200
Police said the six towels valued at $200 each were seen in the basket under the bike on surveillance video. asserted
towels → say → video
Anyone who recognizes the man in the photos released to the public or has any information about the case is urged to contact police. asserted
who → recognize → police
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