Wisconsin kayaker who faked his own death is alive in Eastern Europe, police say
GREEN LAKE, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin man who investigators said faked his own drowning this summer so he could abandon his wife and three children is alive somewhere in Eastern Europe, police said Thursday.
Ryan Borgwardt has been communicating with police since Nov. 11, Green Lake County Sheriff Mark Podoll announced at a news conference. He showed a video that Borgwardt sent police that day from an undisclosed location. Police don’t know exactly where he is, but Podoll said it was somewhere in Eastern Europe.
“The great news is we know that he is alive and well,” Podoll said. “The bad news is we don’t know where Ryan exactly is and he has not yet decided to return home.”
Podoll said police have been in daily contact with him and no criminal charges have been filed.