Teen arrested in Murder of Maine paddle boarder Sunshine Stewart.

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Bill Cannon Police off the Cuff/Real Crime Stories

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🗓️ 17 July 2025

⏱️ 16 minutes

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What Happened to Sunshine Stewart? New Arrest Update! #Sunshine Stewart #paddle boarder arrest #17 year old arrested Bill Cannon provides an update on the recent arrest in the Sunshine Stewart case. He reviews the latest local news reports and discusses the ongoing crime investigation. Stay informed with Police Off the Cuff as we bring you the latest true crime developments.

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0:00.0	Good afternoon, everyone, breaking news in the murder of Maine paddle border, Sunshine Stewart.
0:14.1	There has been an arrest.
0:17.3	All of the details are not out, but ABC News is reporting that, and News 10, Boston,
0:25.6	a 17-year-old male has been arrested in connection with the investigation into the murder of Maine-paddled border, Sunshine Stewart.
0:38.9	Maine State police said in a press release Thursday
0:42.3	that the teen was arrested without incident
0:45.1	around 10.30 p.m. Wednesday in Union.
0:49.0	He was taken to the Long Creek Youth Development Center
0:52.4	in South Portland.
0:54.7	Police said the arrest is the result of relentless investigative work by state police
1:00.4	detectives and investigators.
1:02.8	The teen's name has not been released as of yet, and state police did not say what charges
1:09.4	he faces the victim.
1:11.7	48-year-old Sunshine Stewart of Tenants Harbor was located during a search of Crawford Pond on July 3rd
1:20.1	after she failed to return from a solo paddleboarding trip the night before.
1:26.6	State police said that the chief medical examiner's office
1:29.4	confirmed her cause of death was strangulation and blunt force trauma. Stuart lived about a half
1:38.1	hour from the pond, a popular summer destination, about 15 miles from the scenic coastal areas of the state's mid-coast region.
1:47.8	The pond is approximately 600 acres and does not have public access outside of McMack Cove campground where Stewart had been staying.
1:57.6	Loved ones of Stewart who is known as Sunny to Friends launched a GoFundMe, Page, and her honor in the wake of death.
2:05.1	The page states that the arrangements and memorial service dates were still determined.
2:09.7	The page has raised over $33,000.
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