A dad-of-three has been accused of faking his own disappearance and fleeing the country, leaving his wife and children behind. Ryan Borgwardt, 45, sparked a massive search operation after he was reported missing by his family on August 12 during a kayaking trip to Green Lake, Wisconsin, with loved ones left fearing he had drowned. The search lasted eight weeks, with police and local volunteers desperately searching for any sign of the dad.
Green Lake County Sheriff's Office said an overturned kayak and lifejacket believed to have belonged to Borgwardt were found, along with his vehicle near Dodge Memorial Park. A fisherman later found a fishing rod identified as his by his wife, and his wallet and keys were also discovered. But investigators now believe that Borgwardt concocted an elaborate plan to fake his own death and escape to Europe.
They say they found a new lead when they began examining his computers for clues and expanded their search. They later discovered that Canadian law enforcement had run a cross-reference on him the day after he was reported missing, reports the Mirror US . Investigators have since pieced together a complex chain of events - a purportedly missing man had been busy flirting with an Uzbek beauty online while sneakily opening a new bank account.
He is also said to have secured an all-new passport, leaving the old one at home before setting off on his kayaking adventure, and to have completely erased his computer's memory. But the breadcrumbs he l.
