Maine authorities investigate paddleboarder Sunshine Stewart's murder near Crawford Pond, urging calm amid community fears of a possible serial killer in the region.

Sunshine Stewart, 48, disappeared on the night of July 2 during an outing on Crawford Pond in Union, Maine. Her body was found hours later near an island preserve.

A paddleboarder was mysteriously murdered in a small Maine town — and authorities are urging calm as the killer remains unknown. Sunshine Stewart’s body was found under “unusual circumstances” on

Sunshine "Sunny" Stewart, 48, was found dead at Crawford Pond in Union on Thursday after police were contacted to say she had gone missing, Maine State Police said. An autopsy was then conducted, which determined her death was a homicide, police said.

Maine State Police investigate suspected homicide after finding a dead paddleboarder, Sunshine Stewart, in Crawford Pond.

Maine State Police are trying to figure out who killed a 48-year-old woman last seen paddleboarding on a pond in the town of Union.