A sheriff says a Wisconsin man who faked his own drowning this summer and abandoned his wife and three children is in Eastern Europe.

A sheriff says a Wisconsin man who faked his own drowning this summer so he could abandon his wife and three children is in Eastern Europe but has not committed to returning home

Watertown man Ryan Borgwardt confirmed he’s alive in Europe and talking to investigators but still unsure if he will return home, Green Lake County Sheriff Mark Podoll said Thursday.