Authorities in Maine charged a 17-year-old with murder after the body of Sunshine Stewart, a paddleboarder, was found at Crawford Pond. The case has shocked the local community, as friends remember Stewart for her independent spirit and adventurous lifestyle.

Deven Young is the 17-year-old suspect accused of the murder of Union, ME, paddleboarder Sunshine Stewart. Young is from Frankfort, ME, and is 17-years-old, according to WMTW-TV. Stewart was found deceased at Crawford Pond on July 2, the television station reported.

The teenager who was arrested in connection with the murder of missing paddleboarder Sunshine "Sunny" Stewart is likely familiar with the area, per reports. Stewart, 48, was found dead on July 3, a day after she went missing while paddleboarding on Crawford Pond in Maine’s Knox region, Maine State Police previously said.

Maine State Police have arrested a teenager in connection with the suspicious death of 48-year-old paddleboarder Sunshine Stewart, whose body was found on an island in Crawford Pond.