A Watertown man reported missing on Big Green Lake last August is believed to have faked his own death and is likely living in Europe. Green Lake County Sheriff Mark Podoll says investigators learned that 45 year old Ryan Borgwardt’s laptop hard drive had been wiped clean the day he disappeared, he moved funds to a foreign bank, took out a new life insurance policy, changed his email and was communicating with a woman in Uzbekistan. The Sheriff says due to the new evidence “we are sure Ryan is not in our lake.” Anyone with information about Borgwardt’s disappearance is asked to contact the Sheriff’s Office or Crime hotline 1-800-GET THEM.
