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A husband and father of three who vanished at a Wisconsin lake this summer may have faked his own death and fled to Eastern Europe, authorities said. Now, the sheriff is now urging the missing man to come forward. The case began on the morning of Aug. 12, when authorities learned Ryan Borgwardt hadn't returned home. The case took a turn in October when investigators discovered Borgwardt's name had been checked by law enforcement in Canada on Aug. 13, officials said. Authorities also learned Borgwardt had been communicating with a woman from Uzbekistan. Other behavior included clearing his browsers the day he disappeared, inquiries about moving funds to foreign banks, getting a new life insurance policy, obtaining a new passport and replacing his laptop hard drive, the sheriff said.