Obama Chef Drowning Deemed an Accident

Last month the Obama Family's personal chef drowned while visiting the former President's home on Martha's Vineyard [click here if you missed that]. 

The drowning has been ruled accidental...

From CNN

The drowning death of a former White House chef who was working for the Obama family has been ruled an accident, a spokesperson with the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security said.

Tafari Campbell, 45, was found dead last month in Edgartown Great Pond on the south shore of Martha’s Vineyard, state police said.

He had been paddleboarding the night before and was reported missing after he went into the water and didn’t resurface, a news release from Massachusetts State Police said at the time.

He went “into the water, appeared to briefly struggle to stay on the surface, and then submerged and did not resurface,” police said. Another paddleboarder on the pond with him witnessed him go under the water, according to the release.

Campbell “was employed by former President Obama and was visiting Martha’s Vineyard at the time of his passing,” state police said.

The Obamas were not at their Martha’s Vineyard residence at the time of the incident, according to police.