GREEN LAKE, Wis. (CBS) – A kayaker accused of faking his death and fleeing to Europe was again in Wisconsin and in police custody Tuesday evening. According to court docket information, Ryan Borgwardt, 45, was booked into the Green Lake County Jail late Tuesday afternoon.
Borgwardt went lacking on Aug. 12 whereas kayaking in Green Lake, about 50 miles northeast of Wisconsin Dells. Crews spent 54 days looking out the lake — which is greater than 200 toes deep at factors — anticipating to discover a physique.
No physique was ever discovered, however investigators did discover proof that Borgwardt had moved cash into international accounts and ended up in Europe.
Green Lake County Sheriff Mark Podoll stated final month that Borgwardt had admitted to staging his disappearance by overturning his kayak, after which padding again to shore in a child-size inflatable boat, using his e-bike to a bus station, bussing from Detroit to Canada after which flying to Europe.
Podoll stated investigators found in early October that Borgwardt had entered Canada a day after his disappearance. He synced his laptop computer to the cloud a couple of days earlier, swapped out his onerous drive and cleared his search historical past.
Authorities additionally decided that Borgwardt had taken out a $375,000 life insurance coverage coverage for his household in January, transferred cash right into a international financial institution, arrange a brand new electronic mail deal with and bought airline playing cards. Podoll stated Borgwardt had been involved with a girl dwelling in Uzbekistan, they usually had been finally in a position to contact him by way of a Russian-speaking girl.
A information convention is scheduled for Wednesday morning, when details about attainable costs is anticipated to be introduced.
