What to know about Ryan Borgwardt, the Wisconsin father of three first reported missing while kayaking and now suspected of faking his own death.

A viral TikTok video is not believed to depict missing man Ryan Borgwardt, Green Lake County sheriff's officials say.

Ryan Borgwardt, a Wisconsin kayaker, reportedly faked his own death and fled to eastern Europe, investigators say. Green Lake County Sheriff Mark Podoll reported that Ryan Borgwardt went missing on August 11,

When Ryan Borgwardt didn't return home from a fishing trip on Green Lake in Wisconsin in early August, local authorities believed he had drowned. But now they believe he is alive and well.

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

A husband and father of three who vanished at a Wisconsin lake this summer may have faked his own death and fled to Eastern Europe, authorities said.

A man apparently faked his own drowning so he could abandon his family and flee to eastern Europe, investigators say.

When a 45-year-old man failed to return home from a kayak outing on a lake, authorities thought he had drowned. Eventually, a different story emerged.