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Man Who Faked Kayaking Death and Fled U.S. Gets 89-Day Jail Sentence

The sentence matched the period last year when the authorities believed Ryan Borgwardt had drowned in a Wisconsin lake.

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Ryan Borgwardt, left, in court in Green Lake County, Wis., on Tuesday. He pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge for having led the authorities to believe he had drowned while kayaking in August 2024.
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