Police had previously said they believed Borgwardt planned his Aug. 12 disappearance and tried to conceal his efforts to mislead investigations.

A kayaker accused of faking his death and fleeing to Europe was back in Wisconsin and in police custody on Wednesday. According to court records, Ryan Borgwardt, 45, was booked into the Green Lake County Jail late Tuesday afternoon.

Sheriff Mark Podoll said Borgwardt arrived on U.S. soil Tuesday and was booked into the jail into the Green Lake County Jail. “We brought a dad back, on his own accord,” Podoll said during a news conference Wednesday. The sheriff also added that Borgwardt was being cooperative and believed he felt compelled to return home for family.

The Green Lake County sheriff's office gave an update on Ryan Borgwardt, 45, of Watertown, who faked a drowning incident and then fled to Eastern Europe.

The man who faked his own death and fled to Europe before returning to the U.S. did so on his own, according to Green

The wife of a Wisconsin kayaker who faked his own drowning so he could abscond to Europe has filed a court action to end the couple's marriage.

GREEN LAKE, Wis. - Now-sealed search warrants show how investigators tracked down Ryan Borgwardt, the Wisconsin kayaker accused of faking his own death and fleeing the country – and uncovered his plans with another woman. The sheriff didn't detail much of the investigation, but FOX6 News got a look at search warrants that have since been sealed.

The Wisconsin dad who faked his own death and fled to Eastern Europe returned to the United States on his own and is now in custody awaiting unspecified charges, Green Lake County Sheriff Mark Podoll said on Wed.

Ryan Borgwardt, accused of faking his own death to flee his family and move to Europe, has returned to Wisconsin, this time in the custody of law enforcement.