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Obama's chef drowns in accident near his $12m Martha's Vineyard home - Obamas pay tribute to 'beloved' Tafari Campbell in statement
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Posted on 07/24/2023 3:10:12 PM PDT by algore

The former White House sous chef for Barack and Michelle has been identified as the man found dead following a paddle boarding accident on the Obama's property in Martha's Vineyard.

Tafari Campbell was found dead on Monday by divers after going missing in the pond that backs on to Barack Obama's sprawling $12million estate.

The 43-year-old vanished on Sunday evening while he was out with another paddleboarder on Edgartown Great Pond, Massachusetts, and emergency crews were dispatched to Obama's residence.

In a statement, Michelle and Barack Obama said Campbell - who was married with 19-year-old twins - was one of the top chefs in the White House kitchen: '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.'

Witnesses first told cops on Sunday night that a man - later identified as Campbell went underwater and then briefly reappeared as he struggled to stay afloat, before submerging again around 7.46pm.

The witness - who was not identified - was paddle boarding on Edgartown Great Pond with Campbell.

A massive joint-agency search was launched when a 911 call was made from the Obama's Martha's Vineyard home on Turkeyland Cove Road.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


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KEYWORDS: chefobama; couldbehisson; donatefreerepublic; edgartowngreatpond; marthasvineyard; massachusetts; personalchef; vinyard
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1 posted on 07/24/2023 3:10:12 PM PDT by algore
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To: algore

Tafari didn’t kill himself!


2 posted on 07/24/2023 3:13:41 PM PDT by wildcard_redneck (Biden will mess up the Ukraine worse than Afghanistan.)
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To: algore

So 0’s place is on Turkeyland Cove Road? Kind of apt name.


3 posted on 07/24/2023 3:14:18 PM PDT by xp38
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To: algore

Unusual way to die.


4 posted on 07/24/2023 3:15:54 PM PDT by bray (You can tell who the Commies fear.)
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To: wildcard_redneck

Neither did Epstein.


5 posted on 07/24/2023 3:16:03 PM PDT by No name given (Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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To: bray

Yes, it is.


6 posted on 07/24/2023 3:16:19 PM PDT by No name given (Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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To: xp38

Indeed.


7 posted on 07/24/2023 3:16:28 PM PDT by No name given (Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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To: algore
I can hardly wait for the toxicology report by the coroner....
8 posted on 07/24/2023 3:31:02 PM PDT by Worldtraveler once upon a time (Degrow government)
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To: algore

Okay folks, what you’re thinking has no basis in fact, see:

No, Barack Obama and Kamala Harris did not have a coded conversation about pedophilia in 2020
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/aug/19/facebook-posts/no-barack-obama-and-kamala-harris-did-not-have-cod/


9 posted on 07/24/2023 3:37:10 PM PDT by jacknhoo (Luke 12:51; Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
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To: bray

I thought so but paddleboarders drown, and it seems to be fairly common.


10 posted on 07/24/2023 3:40:36 PM PDT by MarMema
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To: algore

You know, this could be just an accidental drowning.

However, if the words Clinton, Obama, or Democrat come up anywhere in the article... It’s suspicious.


11 posted on 07/24/2023 3:42:03 PM PDT by hoagy62 (Evil won...again.)
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12 posted on 07/24/2023 3:42:41 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Worldtraveler once upon a time

Won’t be... case closed..... wink wink


13 posted on 07/24/2023 3:43:16 PM PDT by ncfool (TRUMP SHOULD BE THE KING MAKER IN 2024 AND NOT THE KING. --)
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To: jacknhoo

Why is the witness, who is the person who was paddle-boarding with Tafari, NOT identified?


14 posted on 07/24/2023 3:43:17 PM PDT by 4Runner
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To: hoagy62

Like my dad always said, until it is proven not to be murder, it was murder.


15 posted on 07/24/2023 3:44:12 PM PDT by bray (You can tell who the Commies fear.)
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To: algore

Chef hits the sauce?


16 posted on 07/24/2023 3:45:08 PM PDT by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: algore

70% of drownings involve the misuse of life preservers or absence thereof...


17 posted on 07/24/2023 3:49:20 PM PDT by freepersup (“Those who conceal crimes are preparing to commit new ones.” ~Vuk Draskovic~)
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To: MarMema

Paddle boarders are not likely to drown in a salt water pond. Especially if they are paddle boarding with another person. And most, if not all paddle boarders are tethered to their boards. So even if you drown, you are going to be found floating next to your board.


18 posted on 07/24/2023 3:49:28 PM PDT by P-Marlowe (I got the <ΙΧΘΥΣ>< variant. Catch it. John 3:16)
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To: algore

I’m stunned, almost 20 posts and not one “Was he vaxxed?”. That’s got to be a record.


19 posted on 07/24/2023 3:54:35 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: 4Runner

“ Why is the witness, who is the person who was paddle-boarding with Tafari, NOT identified?”

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Because they’re a minor?


20 posted on 07/24/2023 4:01:07 PM PDT by jacknhoo (Luke 12:51; Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
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