On Sunday night, a 43-year-old paddle boarder’s dead corpse was found in a pond on Obama’s Martha’s Vineyard property.
Chef Tafari Campbell, a former employee of Obama, has been named as the victim, according to the Chicago Sun Times.
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One of the top chefs in the White House kitchen, according to a statement from the Obamas: “Tafari was a beloved part of our family. When we first met him, he was a talented sous chef at the White House — creative and passionate about food, and its ability to bring people together. In the years that followed, we got to know him as a warm, fun, extraordinarily kind person who made all of our lives a little brighter.
“That’s why, when we were getting ready to leave the White House, we asked Tafari to stay with us, and he generously agreed. He’s been part of our lives ever since, and our hearts are broken that he’s gone.
Today we join everyone who knew and loved Tafari — especially his wife Sherise and their twin boys, Xavier and Savin — in grieving the loss of a truly wonderful man.”
The Obama family has spent several summers in Martha’s Vineyard.
Tafari’s drowning tragedy occurred without the former president Obama being there.
On Sunday night, a 43-year-old paddle boarder’s dead corpse was found in a pond on Obama’s Martha’s Vineyard property.
A 911 call was placed late on Sunday night from the Martha’s Vineyard home of former President Barack Obama.
A man of African ethnicity who had vanished while paddleboarding in the Edgartown Great Pond on Sunday evening was still being sought after by authorities.
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Unknown to the witness, a 43-year-old guy was reportedly observed on a paddleboard battling to stay above water before ultimately drowning.
“After several hours of searching last night, efforts to locate the missing paddle boarder were unsuccessful and the operation was paused to allow dive teams, flight crews, and other responders to re-equip and assess next steps. Search assets are currently resuming operations at this time.” In a statement, the Massachusetts State Police said.
The Martha Vineyard Times has further information.
The corpse of a 43-year-old man who went missing after paddleboarding in Edgartown Great Pond on Sunday has been found by Massachusetts State Police divers.
According to the police, the body was retrieved just before 10 a.m. on Monday from seas that were 8 feet deep and about 100 feet from the beach. It was discovered using side scan sonar on a boat.
A detailed investigation into the incident is presently being carried out by the Edgartown Police and the State Police Detective Unit for the Cape and Islands.
A male paddle boarder was involved in an incident on Martha’s Vineyard on Sunday night, according to the Massachusetts State Police. The individual had reportedly entered the water, briefly tried to keep afloat, then sadly drowned without emerging when the local fire and police agencies received a distress call. The former president Barack Obama’s Katama residence received quick emergency assistance.
In response to a “possible drowning” of an African American guy who had gone missing while paddleboarding, police were summoned to a property. He did not have a life jacket on when he was last seen and was dressed entirely in black.
On Sunday night, the person’s paddle board and cap were successfully rescued.
Police said that there was another paddleboarder on the pond who saw the person fall into the water.
As the staging operations command center has been moved from Turkeyland Cove Road to Wilson’s Landing, kindly avoid the area around Great Pond.
Makes you wonder what kind of dirt he had