Farmington River Rug From A Kayaker, Not A Killer, Police Say

FARMINGTON, CT — A stained rug found in the Farmington River over the weekend has been determined to be, simply, a tool used by kayakers instead of something with more sinister intentions.

Connecticut State Police Monday morning said the stain found on a rug in the river was not blood and it was determined to be put there by kayakers and not killers.

Police said that on Sunday at about 2 p.m., Farmington police asked detectives from the Connecticut State Police Major Crime Squad to respond to the Farmington River after receiving reports of a rug found by a social media influencer.

"After investigating for several hours, detectives tested several large, irregular brownish red stains on the rug and a presumptive test determined they were not blood. Detectives have found no evidence of the rug being related to any criminal case," police said in the statement Monday morning.

According to state police, detectives located numerous rugs in the area and, after speaking with local kayakers, discovered the rugs are used to launch and retrieve kayaks and to keep vegetation down at this location of the Farmington River.

Despite this incident being a benign discovery, police said calling the police is the right thing to do when anything unusual is found.

"We ask members of the public who find what might be evidence in a criminal investigation to contact 911 so that items can be processed and investigated by detectives and so that no potential evidence is contaminated."

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