GREEN LAKE COUNTY, WI -- More details have emerged surrounding the “disappearance” of a Wisconsin man last year, who actually faked his own death. Last month, Ryan Borgwardt, 45, pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of obstruction of an officer in connection with the 2024 incident , but details have been limited.

The Associated Press reports that Borgwardt texted his now-ex-wife the night before he disappeared, telling her he was going to a lake to watch the northern lights. The two exchanged several messages after that, which reveal tension in the relationship.

At one point, Borgwardt apologized to the woman after admitting he "may have snuck out on a lake” to see the lights.

“Nothing new. I should be used to it by now. So many nights I have no idea where you are when it’s la

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