The authorities spent weeks searching a Wisconsin lake for the man’s body before discovering that he had moved money into a foreign bank account and had been communicating with a woman in Uzbekistan.

Authorities suspect a Wisconsin father missing since he failed to return home from a kayaking trip in August might've faked his own death and fled the country.

The search for Ryan Borgwardt’s body in a lake has dragged on since August. Now, investigators think he might have staged his disappearance and fled to Europe.

Ryan Borgwardt, who was reported missing in August, is now believed to be alive "someplace in Europe" A Wisconsin father who police believe staged his own disappearance was in contact with a woman from Uzbekistan and took out a life insurance policy before vanishing.

Ryan Borgwardt was reported missing in Wisconsin on Aug. 12, but authorities now think he's in Europe following a 54-day-long search

Officials believe Ryan Borgwardt, a father of three, faked his own death in August, when his capsized kayak was located in a lake. He may still be alive overseas.

Ryan Borgwardt of Watertown went missing on August 12 after going on a kayaking trip in Green Lake. Crews recovered his capsized kayak, his car, a fishing pole, wallet, keys and his license. The sheriff said they became suspicious after Borgwardt's name was checked by law enforcement one day after he disappeared.

On August 12, a father of three from Wisconsin disappeared and was thought to have drowned while kayaking. Now, authorities believe he staged the kayaking accident and fled to Europe. Ryan Borgwardt was reported missing at 5:32 p.