The Green Lake County sheriff is debunking a viral TitkTok video some think shows a missing Watertown man suspected of staging his death in August.

A video circulating on social media has thousands of users believing it shows the missing Green Lake County kayaker who allegedly faked his death and fled the country, but deputies are debunking that claim.

Authorities now believe a Watertown man who was reported missing while kayaking is alive and likely staged his own death before fleeing the country.