The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US A murder investigation has been launched after a paddleboarder’s body was mysteriously discovered in rural Maine.

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 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.