The search for Ryan Borgwardt’s body in a lake has dragged on since August. Now, investigators think he might have staged his disappearance and fled to Europe.

After father of three Ryan Borgwardt disappeared while kayaking, officials believe he may have faked his own death due to a recent life insurance policy and communications with an Uzbekistani woman.

Ryan Borgwardt, a resident of Watertown, Wisconsin, vanished in mid-August after an apparent kayaking accident on Green Lake. But what initially appeared to be a tragic accident may be an elaborate ruse involving digital deception, travel documents and life insurance.