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This case coming out of Maine, Union, Maine, homicide of a paddle border, and her body was found near 100-acre island, just a sort of pristine

looking place, but just absolutely horrific, an area where you would never expect there to be

a homicide.

And this is a picture of Sunshine Stewart.

Sunshine Stewart, 48 years old, disappeared on the night of July 2nd during an outing on Crawford Pond in Union, Maine.

Her body was found hours later near an island preserve.

The mysterious death of Sunshine Stewart, who disappeared last week while paddleboarding

on a pond near a secluded island, it's been ruled a homicide.

The body of Sunshine Stewart, 48, was discovered by state game wardens around 1 a.m. on July 3rd,

near 100-acre island a nature preserve on Crawford Pond and Union, Maine. It's only accessible

by water, according to the Maine State Police. Miss Stewart was believed to have been gone out

paddleboarding between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. the night before, according to the authorities, who searched the area for several hours after she was reported missing.

She lived in tenants harbor, Maine, which is roughly 20 miles south of the pond along the Atlantic coast.

The authorities did not say whether Ms. Stewart's body had been found in the water or on land or at least other details about the killing.

But officials said that the wardens had called in the main state police major crimes unit

based on the circumstances surrounding the discovery.

An autopsy performed by the office of the chief medical examiner in Maine on July 3rd

determined that she had been killed by someone else, the state police said.

The authorities did not disclose a specific cause of death, citing the continued investigation. Just absolutely horrific in an area

that's pristine and beautiful that something like this can occur. So we're going to look into

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