Body of missing paddle boarder, Tafari Campbell who was the personal chef to former President Barack Obama, found in a Massachusetts lake.
Tafari Campbell, 45, was the subject of a two-day search after a paddle boarder was seen struggling and going under the water in Edgartown Great Pond near a home owned by the Obamas on Sunday night.
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He had been a sous chef at the White House, and came to work for the family after Obama completed his second term in 2016, the former President and his wife, Michelle Obama, said in a statement Monday.
“Tafari was a beloved part of our family,” the Obamas said in a joint statement. “He was … 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.”
Searching for Tafari Campbell
Jumpers started looking for Campbell on Sunday, subsequent to getting a call that a male oar guest had gone into the water and afterward seemed to battle prior to going under, police said. He didn’t reemerge.
Campbell’s body was recuperated from Edgartown Great Pond on Monday, the Massachusetts State Police said.
The chef leaves behind his wife, Sherise, and twin sons, the Obamas said.
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At the hour of his demise, Campbell, who lived in Dumfries, Virginia, was visiting Martha’s Vineyard, however the Obamas were absent, the Massachusetts State Police said.
His death is being investigated by authorities, police said.
