Police in Maine are investigating the death of a paddleboarder near a campground in rural Maine as a homicide and asking the public for help finding the killer.

The body of 48-year-old Sunshine "Sunny" Stewart of Tenants Harbor was found on July 3. Her death was ruled a homicide.

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

Maine State Police are searching for the person who killed a woman who was reported missing while paddleboarding. Sunshine Stewart was found dead last week at a lake in Union. Authorities have not yet said how she died, but did rule her death a homicide. They said she may have been paddleboarding in Crawford's Pond the night of July 2.

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.

Maine State Police provided an update Wednesday as they continue to investigate after a missing paddleboarder was found murdered last week.

According to Maine State Police, a body that was located in a Union pond is now being investigated as a homicide.