She could walk into a room and have 20 friends right away," a close friend said of Sunshine Stewart. "That’s the kind of person she was."

Detectives continue to follow up on all leads, and tips are still coming in,” Maine State Police said nearly two weeks after Sunshine Stewart's death.

A Maine woman who went missing after going paddleboarding on July 2 was murdered, police said. Sunshine Stewart, 48, was reported missing after going paddleboarding on Crawford Pond in Union, which is about 25 miles east of Augusta, on July 2, Maine State Police said. Officials found her dead the following day.