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.

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

Ryan Borgwardt of Watertown went missing on August 12 after going on a kayaking trip in Green Lake. Crews recovered his capsized kayak, his car, a fishing pole, wallet, keys and his license. The sheriff said they became suspicious after Borgwardt's name was checked by law enforcement one day after he disappeared.

A Wisconsin father who disappeared during a fishing trip and was presumed dead is now believed to be alive and living in another country with a woman he met online. Ryan Borgwardt, 45, was reported missing in August after he never returned from a fishing trip in Green Lake,

A Wisconsin father of three who vanished during a kayaking trip in August faked his disappearance and fled the country, abandoning his grieving wife and kids who likely feared the worst, local authorities announced Friday.