{"id":125180,"date":"2024-11-13T01:54:57","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T18:54:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=125180"},"modified":"2024-11-13T01:54:57","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T18:54:57","slug":"police-say-missing-wisconsin-kayaker-faked-death-and-possibly-fled-overseas-wisconsin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=125180","title":{"rendered":"Police say missing Wisconsin kayaker faked death and possibly fled overseas | Wisconsin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">For several weeks, the family of avid kayaker Ryan Borgwardt braced for the likelihood that search divers were about to find his body in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/wisconsin\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Wisconsin<\/a> lake. His kayak, fishing rod, wallet and car keys were found at Green Lake on 12 August, the day he disappeared, and a lifejacket floating on the water offered further evidence that his wife and three children had lost their husband and father.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">An investigation, however, has determined that Borgwardt took out a $375,000 life insurance policy, faked his own death and simply vanished, possibly to central Asia to join a woman with whom he had been communicating online.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">\u201cWe don\u2019t know where he is, but he is not in our lake,\u201d the Green Lake county sheriff, Mark Podoll, told a media briefing, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/wisconsin-officials-believe-kayaker-missing-summer-faked-death-europe-rcna179591\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">NBC News<\/a> reported on Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">\u201cIt\u2019s really hard, because they felt that the dad drowned a day ago. They found out that he wasn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Podoll said the first indication that something was not right came when his detectives discovered early in October that the name of the 44-year-old Watertown, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/wisconsin\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Wisconsin<\/a>, resident was checked by authorities in Canada the day after he disappeared.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">That led to a deeper dive in recent weeks into Borgwardt\u2019s affairs, including a forensic analysis of the hard drive of his laptop that revealed further evidence of careful planning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Among the surprise discoveries were that he had received a second passport after taking out the life insurance policy in January; had attempted to transfer funds to an overseas bank account; and cleared his internet browser the day before his fishing trip.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Additionally, investigators found Borgwardt had created a new email address and had been talking online to a woman in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/uzbekistan\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Uzbekistan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">\u201cDue to these discoveries of the new evidence, we were sure that Ryan was not in our lake,\u201d Podoll said, adding that the FBI and Department of Homeland Security were assisting in efforts to locate Borgwardt, and anyone who might have helped him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">He added: \u201cOur goal is to identify any crimes that have been committed by any individuals who assisted with this crime.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">After Borgwardt\u2019s disappearance, volunteers joined law enforcement in spending weeks searching for him, scanning the lake from above with drones while divers inspected its 237ft depth for clues.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Keith Cormican, of Bruce\u2019s Legacy, a non-profit organization that specializes in water searches, said he spent about four weeks spaced over two months involved in the operation.<\/p>\n<figure data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.NewsletterSignupBlockElement\" class=\" dcr-173mewl\"><a data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" href=\"#EmailSignup-skip-link-12\" class=\"dcr-jzxpee\">skip past newsletter promotion<\/a><\/p>\n<aside aria-label=\"newsletter promotion\" class=\"dcr-av5vqf\">\n<p class=\"dcr-1xjndtj\">Get the most important US headlines and highlights emailed direct to you every morning<\/p>\n<p><gu-island name=\"SecureSignup\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" props=\"{&quot;newsletterId&quot;:&quot;today-us&quot;,&quot;successDescription&quot;:&quot;Get the most important US headlines and highlights emailed direct to you every morning&quot;}\"\/><span class=\"dcr-1eusqlu\"><strong>Privacy Notice: <\/strong>Newsletters may contain info about charities, online ads, and content funded by outside parties. For more information see our <a data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/help\/privacy-policy\" rel=\"noreferrer\" class=\"dcr-1rjy2q9\">Privacy Policy<\/a>. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and the Google <a data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" href=\"https:\/\/policies.google.com\/privacy\" rel=\"noreferrer\" class=\"dcr-1rjy2q9\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and <a data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" href=\"https:\/\/policies.google.com\/terms\" rel=\"noreferrer\" class=\"dcr-1rjy2q9\">Terms of Service<\/a> apply.<\/span><\/aside>\n<p id=\"EmailSignup-skip-link-12\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"after newsletter promotion\" role=\"note\" class=\"dcr-jzxpee\">after newsletter promotion<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">\u201cIt\u2019s a little tough to swallow because it required a lot of expenses on this one,\u201d he said, as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/post\/missing-ryan-borgwardt-watertown-wisconsin-kayaker-faked-death-left-country-green-lake-county-sheriffs-office-says\/15540236\/\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">ABC7 News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">At the news conference, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/nation\/2024\/11\/11\/kayaker-drowned-faked-death-wisconsin\/\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Washington Post reported<\/a>, Podoll said Borgwardt\u2019s children \u2013 two sons in high school and a daughter in elementary school \u2013 were surprised to learn what their father had allegedly done.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Borgwardt\u2019s wife, he said, had known for much longer that her husband had probably faked his own death \u2013 and had been cooperating with authorities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">The sheriff remarked: \u201cI put a lot on her shoulders. That is one strong lady.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">\u201cRyan, if you are viewing this, I plead that you contact us or contact your family. We understand that things can happen, but there\u2019s a family that wants their daddy back.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/nov\/12\/wisconsin-kayaker-faked-death-fled-country\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For several weeks, the family of avid kayaker Ryan Borgwardt braced for the likelihood that search divers were about to find his body in a Wisconsin lake. 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