[ June 15, 2026 ]
Many, many questions……
NEW: Video footage from Tafari Campbell's Instagram page shows he was a proficient swimmer and took fitness very seriously.
Campbell, Obama's personal chef, tragically drowned in 8 feet of water after a paddleboarding accident according to authorities.
Campbell's 'Fitness'… pic.twitter.com/M0LAm48anM
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) July 25, 2023
Obama’s chef who drowned while paddleboarding in a 8 ft deep pond by Obama’s home was a decent swimmer. This is from his IG: pic.twitter.com/4MjrHZ866H
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) July 25, 2023
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🚨We’ve now learned the man who drowned while paddleboarding in front of Obama’s Martha’s Vineyard estate was Tafari Campbell, their sous chef in the White House and current personal chef, but this raises some important questions:
Who else was with him? A 2nd paddleboarder was… pic.twitter.com/JK6xYoh7yA
— DC_Draino (@DC_Draino) July 24, 2023
Barack and Michelle Obama’s personal chef drowns near couple’s estate in Martha’s Vineyard
By Nicki Cox, NY post, July 24, 2023:
Tafari Campbell, the personal chef for Barack and Michelle Obama, was found dead Monday after drowning near the pair’s estate in Martha’s Vineyard. He was 45.
According to the Chicago Sun-Times, Massachusetts State Police received word about a missing paddle boarder on Sunday night after someone saw a man “struggle to stay on the surface” before submerging under water.
ADVERTISEMENTThe following morning, officials reportedly found Campbell’s body “approximately 100 feet from shore at a depth of about eight feet.”
While the chef was employed by the former first couple, they were not at their Martha’s Vineyard residence at the time of the tragic drowning.
Campbell, who worked as a sous chef in the White House kitchen, reportedly died while paddle boarding in Martha’s Vineyard.
Hours later, the Obama family released a statement about the horrific incident, calling Campbell “a beloved part of [their] 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,” the statement read. “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.”
It continued, “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.”
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