A former White House chef was discovered lifeless on Monday after going lacking whereas paddle boarding close to the summer time dwelling of ex-U.S. president Barack Obama, Massachusetts State Police stated.
Divers recovered the physique of Tafari Campbell, who was employed as a private chef by the Obama household, in a big lake on the island of Martha’s Vineyard.
Campbell, 45, had been paddle boarding Sunday when he disappeared beneath the water.
After leaving the White House, Obama bought a multi-million greenback waterfront dwelling on the northeast U.S. island, the place he continuously vacationed together with his household earlier than and through his time in workplace.
Police responded to “a call for a male paddle boarder who had gone into the water, appeared to briefly struggle to stay on the surface, and then submerged and did not resurface,” the Massachusetts State Police stated in an announcement Sunday.
After a search into the night time, the physique was discovered the following morning and recognized later within the day.
Campbell had labored as a sous chef within the White House earlier than becoming a member of the Obamas as a private cook dinner, U.S. media reported.
The former president and his spouse Michelle Obama weren’t at dwelling on the time of the accident, police stated Monday.
Representatives for the Obama household didn’t reply instantly to an AFP request for remark.
In an announcement carried by a number of U.S. media shops, the Obamas referred to as Campbell “a beloved part of our family” and stated that their “hearts are broken that he’s gone.”
Source: www.dailysabah.com
