Episode

He's Supposed To Be Dead // The Ryan Borgwardt Story

Podcast: Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast
Published: Jul 22, 2026
Duration seconds: 501
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Summary

Wisconsin kayaker who faked his death and fled overseas says plan was a 'crazy, emotional dream' Ryan Borgwardt left his family behind in an attempt to meet a Ukrainian woman he had secretly been courting online in the country of Georgia.