Wisconsin man taken into police custody after being accused of faking own death
Green Lake, Wisconsin (CBS) -A Kayaker accused of faking death and fleeing to Europe returned to Wisconsin Tuesday night and was taken into police custody. According to court records, Ryan BogwaterThe 45-year-old was booked into the Green Lake County Jail late Tuesday afternoon.
Bogwater disappeared on August 12 while kayaking on Green Lake, about 50 miles northeast of Wisconsin Dells. Crews spent 54 days searching the lake, which was sometimes more than 200 feet deep, hoping to find a body.
While no bodies were found, investigators did find evidence that Bowwater had transferred funds to foreign accounts and ultimately to Europe.
Green Lake County Sheriff Mark Podoll said last month that Borgwater admitted he made the disappearance by flipping the kayak, then returned to shore in a child-sized inflatable boat and rode an electric Bike to the bus station and take a bus from Detroit to Canada and then fly to Europe.
Bordore said investigators discovered in early October that Borgvoort had entered Canada the day after he disappeared. A few days ago, he synced his laptop to the cloud, replaced the hard drive and cleared his search history.
Authorities also determined that Bowater purchased $375,000 worth of life insurance on his family in January, transferred money to a foreign bank, set up a new email address and purchased airline cards. Podol said Boward had been in contact with a woman living in Uzbekistan, and they eventually reached him through a Russian-speaking woman.
A news conference is scheduled for Wednesday morning, where information on possible charges is expected to be released.
