Sad news: missing kayaking have just been found this morning after…

 

Search and recovery efforts began as the case of the missing Wisconsin kayaker was immediately considered a likely drowning. Meanwhile, Borgwardt’s wife and three children mourned the loss of their husband and father.The search included the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, The Green Lake County Sheriffs Department, and Bruce’s Legacy, a nonprofit dedicated to the search and recovery of drowning victims able to lend valuable expertise and sonar equipment to help locate victims.

They soured the lake every day for several weeks until August 24, at which point they brought in three cadaver dogs and an experienced dive time according to a statement by Sheriff Mark Podoll.

The search continued through the summer but by the end of September there was still no trace of Borgwardt.

Keith Cormican, founder of Bruce’s Legacy, went to Green Lake County Sheriff Mark Podoll on October 4.

“Sir, I’ve done a lot of searches and I can’t find him,” Cormican explained. Cormican wasn’t ready to give up; he requested additional sonar technology to continue in his search of the lake for Borgwardt.uni

It was around this time that Sheriff Podoll began to suspect something was amiss. On October 7, he gathered his crew, suggesting it was time they considered other possibilities. Shortly thereafter, they found records showing his passport was checked by Canadian authorities the day after his disappearance.