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Maine paddleboarder allegedly murdered by teen to be honored in celebration of life

August 10, 2025
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Maine paddleboarder allegedly murdered by teen to be honored in celebration of life
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Friends and family of a Maine woman whose killing on a rural pond shocked the community plan to celebrate her life with a maritime service on Sunday

Sunshine Stewart, 48, of St. George, went missing in July while paddleboarding on Crawford Pond, a popular summer destination in Union.

She was later found dead, and police charged Deven Young, 17, of Frankfort, Maine, with murder in connection with her death.

Sunshine Stewart went missing in July while paddleboarding on Crawford Pond, a popular summer destination in Union, Maine.
Sunshine Stewart went missing in July while paddleboarding on Crawford Pond, a popular summer destination in Union, Maine. Sunny Sun / Facebook

Stewart’s loved ones are calling Sunday’s memorial a “maritime celebration of life.”

They are holding the memorial at 10:30 a.m. in the Tenants Harbor section of St. George, where Stewart lived.

The event will include a procession of vessels in the vicinity of Tenants Harbor, according to the organizers.

“On August 10, 2025, family, friends, and community will gather on the sea to honor and remember the radiant life of Sunshine ‘Sunny’ Stewart — a woman whose light touched every soul she met,” promoters of the event said in a social media post.

The Office of the Maine Attorney General has said it is seeking to try Young as an adult.

A judge will need to rule on that request. Young is due in court for a status conference on Aug. 22.

Crawford Pond in Union, Maine on July 9, 2025, where police are conducting the murder investigation.
Crawford Pond in Union, Maine on July 9, 2025, where police are conducting the murder investigation. AP
Deven Young, 17, of was charged with murder in connection with Stewart's death.
Deven Young, 17, of was charged with murder in connection with Stewart’s death. Facebook / Deven Young

Young made a brief initial court appearance last month in which he entered a denial to the murder charge.

His attorney, Jeremy Pratt, has declined to comment.

Authorities have released few details about the killing and have not publicly speculated about a motive. Maine State Police spokesperson Shannon Moss said the investigation into Stewart’s death is still active and “will be for some time.”

Photo of Sunshine Stewart.
Stewart’s loved ones are calling Sunday’s memorial a “maritime celebration of life.” They are holding the memorial at 10:30 a.m. in the Tenants Harbor section of St. George, where Stewart lived. Sunny Sun / Facebook
Stewart’s death is still active and “will be for some time.”
Stewart’s death is still active and “will be for some time.” WMTW 8

Stewart lived about 20 miles from the pond where she was killed.

The pond is popular with boaters and fishermen and is the site of a campground.

Police have said a medical examiner determined Stewart’s cause of death was strangulation and blunt force trauma.

In the weeks since the killing, friends of Stewart have memorialized her as an independent spirit, a dedicated friend and a lover of the ocean and the outdoors.

She took a varied career path through life, working as a biologist, fisherman, carpenter and in many other roles, friends said.

Bethany Leach Parmley, a lifelong friend, described Stewart as “a really loyal, wonderful friend.”

The post Maine paddleboarder allegedly murdered by teen to be honored in celebration of life appeared first on New York Post.

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