(Crankers) Tafari Campbell was the Obamas’ personal chef who previously worked as a White House during their time in office. Campbell was a sous chef at the White House during Barack Obama’s presidency. When the family left the White House in 2016, they asked him to stay on as their personal chef, and he “generously agreed.”
Campbell later died in a paddleboarding accident in July 2023 at the age of 45. He drowned in Edgartown Great Pond on Martha’s Vineyard, which is right near the Obama summer home.
He struggled to stay on the surface and submerged, according to another paddleboarder who was with him. His death was ruled an accidental drowning. The Obamas were not at the residence at the time of the accident.
Edgartown Great Pond has a mean depth of 3.0 to 4.3 feet, with a maximum depth that is not specified in the provided results but is noted as being shallow enough to require frequent dredging due to a critical low salinity. The pond’s depth varies, as indicated by the need for digging sand from the bottom to address critical low salinity levels and restore health.
Campbell was 5’10”.
Obamas’ Statement: In a statement released after his death, Barack and Michelle Obama called Campbell a “beloved part of our family” and praised his “warm, fun, extraordinarily kind” character.
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