Ryan Borgwardt, a Wisconsin husband and father accused of faking his own death in a kayaking accident so he could start a new life, has been sentenced to jailtime for his elaborate escape scheme.

Borgwardt was ordered to spend 89 days behind bars — the same amount of time he led the authorities to believe he was dead — on Tuesday, shortly after he pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of obstruction. He was also required to pay $30,000 in costs associated with the search for his body in Green Lake, the spot he was last seen before he disappeared.

“I deeply regret the actions I did that night and all the pain I caused my family, friends,” Borgwardt said in court

Green Lake County district attorney Gerise LaSpisa said Borgwardt had faked his death “so that he could disappear fr

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