Early the next morning, authorities said they found her body near 100 Acre Island, a nature preserve in the middle of the pond. An autopsy later that day determined the 48-year-old woman’s death was a homicide.

The death of a paddleboarder who never returned after heading out for an evening on the water in Maine has been ruled a homicide by police. Investigators have identified the deceased as 48-year-old Sunshine Stewart.

Sunshine Stewart, 48, was found dead during a search last Thursday on Crawford Pond in the town of Union, Maine State Police said.