Georgia Man Wanted After Rubber Duck Encounter in Stranger’s Hot Tub

Georgia police are looking for a man accused of becoming “infatuated” with a rubber duck while using a stranger’s hot tub.

According to the Chatham County Police Department, the suspect allegedly trespassed on a homeowner’s property, used the pool and hot tub, then took pool towels before leaving. Investigators said he appeared to become “obsessed” with a rubber duck at the residence.

“He trespassed onto their property, used their hot tub, became obsessed with their rubber duck, then stole their pool towels. It’s obviously not the biggest crime we’ve dealt with this month, but it has a lot of ick-factor. So, we’d like to find this guy so he doesn’t do this to someone else,” police wrote.

Surveillance footage from a home in the 9000 block of Whitefield Avenue allegedly shows the man on the property between 2:15 a.m. and 5:30 a.m. on Sept. 1, police said.

The footage reportedly shows the suspect swimming in the pool before getting into the hot tub. While there, police said, he became “infatuated” with the rubber duck and was seen “intensely interacting” with it.

“While in the hot tub, the man is caught on video becoming infatuated with a rubber duck. The video shows the man spending more than 10 minutes intensely interacting with the duck,” police wrote.

Police did not provide details about the nature of the man’s interaction with the toy. A grainy black-and-white still from the security footage appears to show him holding the duck near his face, though it is unclear exactly what he is doing.

The man later left the property on a bicycle, police said.

As the man was leaving, he took several luxury beach towels with him, valued at a total of $1,200.

Police said the six towels valued at $200 each were seen in the basket under the bike on surveillance 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.