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This image made from a WKOW video shows Green Lake County Sheriff Mark Podoll speaking at a news conference Friday, Nov. 8, 2024, about authorities' belief that a Wisconsin man faked his own drowning this summer so he could abandon his family and flee to eastern Europe. (WKOW via AP)

This image made from a WKOW video shows Green Lake County Sheriff Mark Podoll speaking at a news conference Friday, Nov. 8, 2024, about authorities' belief that a Wisconsin man faked his own drowning this summer so he could abandon his family and flee to eastern Europe. (WKOW via AP)

Keith Cormican, founder of Bruce's Legacy, a nonprofit organization that specializes in recovering drowning victims, searches the waters of Green Lake, Wis., during the search for missing kayaker Ryan Borgwardt in in September 2024. (Keith Cormican via AP)

Keith Cormican, founder of Bruce's Legacy, a nonprofit organization that specializes in recovering drowning victims, searches the waters of Green Lake, Wis., during the search for missing kayaker Ryan Borgwardt in in September 2024. (Keith Cormican via AP)

Gary Goerge, a volunteer with Bruce's Legacy, a nonprofit organization that searches for drowning victims, scans the surface of Green Lake, Wis., during the search for missing kayaker Ryan Borgwardt in August 2024. (Keith Cormican via AP)

Gary Goerge, a volunteer with Bruce's Legacy, a nonprofit organization that searches for drowning victims, scans the surface of Green Lake, Wis., during the search for missing kayaker Ryan Borgwardt in August 2024. (Keith Cormican via AP)