“There is a family who wants their father back”: he had faked his death, abandoning his wife and three children, this American forty-year-old could be in Europe

“Ryan, if you are watching this, please contact us or contact your family. We understand that things can happen, but there is a family who wants their father back,” declared Friday, November 8, the sheriff of Green Lake County (Wisconsin) during a press conference. A stone that the officer threw into the pond, hoping that “the missing person” would show signs of life.

Married and father of three, Ryan Borgwardt, disappeared during a kayaking trip last August, leaving behind a grieving family. After eight weeks of research, the hypothesis of a drowning was considered for a time, since the boat was finally found overturned on the “green lake”. His life jacket too.

But during searches of his computer files in early October, the authorities discovered rather surprising information: the name of Ryan Borgwardt was checked by law enforcement in Canada the day after his disappearance was reported, reports the New York Post.

Digital traces on his computer uncover communications with a woman from Uzbekistan, as well as evidence of money transfers to foreign banks. All this information then directs them towards a possible escape organized by the alleged missing person himself.

According to the media, the 45-year-old father carefully planned his escape, acquiring a new passport at the end of May, leaving the old one at his home before his “false disappearance”.

Digital traces also suggest that he was preparing this flight abroad at least seven months before his “disappearance”, since in January he had taken out a life insurance policy of 375,000 dollars, or 352,000 euros. .

The search to try to find him has ended, but according to investigations, the authorities indicate that he fled to Europe.