Authorities say a Wisconsin man who faked his own drowning and left his wife and three children for Eastern Europe has willingly returned to the U.S. Ryan Borgwardt is charged with obstruction, a misd

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.

Ryan Borgwardt faces a misdemeanor charge after he abandoned his wife and three children for Eastern Europe after allegedly faking his own drowning last summer.