A Wisconsin man has been sentenced to 89 days in jail for faking his own drowning to meet a woman in the country of Georgia.

In August 2024, Borgwardt is accused of faking his own death while on a kayaking trip on Green Lake in Wisconsin. Authorities later learned he had gotten a new passport and had been communicating with ...

"His entire plan to fake his death, to devastate his family in order to serve his own selfish desires hinged on him dying in ...

Ryan Borgwardt pleaded no contest and agreed to pay $30,000 in restitution to law enforcement to cover what was spent trying ...

Wisconsin kayaker Ryan Borgwardt was sentenced to 89 days in jail for faking his death, matching the exact number of days police searched for him.

Ryan Borgwardt, a Wisconsin husband and father accused of faking his own death in a kayaking accident so he could start a new ...

A plea/sentencing hearing will take place for Ryan Borgwardt, a father of three who allegedly faked his own death on Green ...

The longer sentence can serve as a deterrent to anyone else who may be considering faking their death and misleading law enforcement, the judge said.