In August, a man was reported missing after he failed to return home from his kayaking trip. Investigators now believe he faked his own death and fled to Europe.
Wisconsin resident, Ryan Borgwardt, went on a Green Lake solo kayaking trip in August. At 10:49 p.m. on August 11, Borgwardt sent a text message to his wife stating that he was heading back to shore. However, alarm was raised when he did not return home to his wife and children.
In October, details of the case became more peculiar. On August 13, shortly after he was reported missing, Canadian border officials ran Borgwardt's name. According to officials, he reported his passport as missing and was able to receive a new one before he disappeared. "Searching that... we have found that he was in some place in Europe," said Green Lake County Sheriff Mark Podoll." Additionally, officials discovered that Borgwardt changed his email address and was in communication with a woman from Uzbekistan.
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