A Wisconsin man is alive and well and likely in Uzbekistan after faking his own death in a staged kayaking accident — and is now in talks with officials hoping to bring him home to his family, authorities said Thursday.
"Good evening, it's Ryan Borgwardt," he told the camera.
While investigators did not go into detail about why Borgwardt went to Uzbekistan, they said he wasn't being held against his will.
Ryan Borgwardt.
Despite the manpower spent to look for him, Podoll didn't rule out that Borgwardt could avoid criminal charges if he just came home.
Persons:
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Organizations:
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Locations:
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