GREEN LAKE, Wis. (WFRV) – Another press conference has been announced by the Green Lake County Sheriff’s Office regarding the kayaker who is believed to have faked and planned his disappearance back in August.
According to Chief Deputy Matthew Vande Kolk, a planned press conference to update the community on the Ryan Borgwardt case is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, November 21.
In a shocking press conference on November 8, authorities announced that they believe Borgwardt planned his August 12 disappearance and tried to conceal his efforts to mislead investigations.
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Borgwardt allegedly replaced his hard drive and cleared the browser on the date of his disappearance, syncing it into the cloud on August 11, and took photos of his passports.
Authorities say he also moved funds into a foreign bank and changed his email address while communicating with a woman from Uzbekistan.
In addition, he reportedly took out a $375,000 life insurance policy and purchased airline cards. The Sheriff’s Office said that no charges have been decided upon at this time.
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At this time, officials believe him to be alive and likely in Eastern Europe.
“Ryan, if you are viewing this, I plead that you contact us or your family,” Sheriff Mark Podoll stated during the November 8 press conference. “We understand that things can happen but there is a family that wants their daddy back.”
Local 5 will update this story immediately following Thursday’s press conference.
