Ryan Borgwardt, a married father of three, has been missing since August after leaving for a relaxing fishing trip on Green Lake, about an hour north of his home in Watertown, Wisconsin. Investigators now suspect the experienced kayaker faked his own death and fled to Europe via Canada.

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.

Investigators say they believe a Wisconsin kayaker missing since mid-August faked his death before fleeing to Europe

After father of three Ryan Borgwardt disappeared while kayaking, officials believe he may have faked his own death due to a recent life insurance policy and communications with an Uzbekistani woman.

The Green Lake County Sheriff's Office on Friday announced it believes a kayaker, initially thought to have gone missing this summer, may have actually faked his own death.

A Wisconsin father-of-three who vanished during a kayaking trip faked his disappearance and fled to Europe, local authorities announced. Ryan Borgwardt, 45, was reported missing by his family on August 12 when he didn’t return home from his trip to Green Lake.