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"Proficient swimmer": Tafari Campbell drowning death while paddleboarding comes under scrutiny
SK POP ^ | Jul 27, 2023 | Karishma Rao

Posted on 07/27/2023 8:55:36 AM PDT by george76

Netizens are questioning news reports that claimed that Tafari Campbell died from a paddleboarding accident. The 45-year-old worked as a personal chef to former US president Barack Obama. He died during his recent trip to Martha’s Vineyard. Internet users are finding it hard to believe that he died due to the water sport considering his proficiency in swimming..

Tafari Campbell was visiting Massachusetts Island from his Virginia home. He went missing in the Edgartown Great Pond waters on Sunday. Police endlessly searched for the food connoisseur until they received a call about a male paddleboarder who had reportedly “gone into the water.”

The police announced that they were told that Campbell:

“appeared to briefly struggle to stay on the surface, and then submerged.” Their statement went on to add that Tafari Campbell was accompanied by another person who “observed him go under the water.”

The chef’s body was found eight feet underwater. It was also noted that he was not wearing a life jacket.

Law enforcement announced that the Obama family was not present at their residence at the time of Campbell’s accident.

Since news of Campbell’s passing broke online, netizens are finding it difficult to believe that he died from a paddleboarding incident as his Instagram account proved that he was a “proficient swimmer.”

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Don't listen to anyone telling you Obama’s chef, Tafari Campbell, couldn't swim

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The Massachusetts State Police Detective Unit had announced that Campbell’s death remains under investigation


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KEYWORDS: arkanicide; democrats; massachusetts; obama; water; whatdidhehear; whatdidhesee
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To: george76
We need to see the results of his postmortem toxicology test.

Bet he has amyl nitrate in his system and some coke.

21 posted on 07/27/2023 9:08:36 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
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To: cuz1961

If cramped up he could have just rolled onto his back

and used the “ Deadmans float “.

Starting to smell fishy.

( sorry, didn’t notice a.c. changed cramped,, that’s closely spelled to revealed, right ?/-)


22 posted on 07/27/2023 9:09:45 AM PDT by cuz1961 (USCGR Veteran )
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To: george76

This reminds me of the old William Colby case.

Colby, former CIA Director, was a former Olympic swimmer who managed to allegedly drown in the Potomac.

I didn’t buy it for a nanosecond.


23 posted on 07/27/2023 9:10:55 AM PDT by cgbg (Claiming that laws and regs that limit “hate speech” stop freedom of speech is “hate speech”.)
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To: george76

Slipped, fell, knocked himself out on paddle board then drowned while unconscious.


24 posted on 07/27/2023 9:11:05 AM PDT by Theophilus (flush the alphabet soup!)
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To: Vigilanteman

Yep, the similarity to Chappaquidick will continue to unfold as details leak out.


25 posted on 07/27/2023 9:11:59 AM PDT by Blurb2350 (posted from my 1500-watt blow dryer)
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To: george76

I think revelations were “coming out”.


26 posted on 07/27/2023 9:12:01 AM PDT by pfflier
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To: george76

Medical issue? Need an autopsy.


27 posted on 07/27/2023 9:12:13 AM PDT by plain talk
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To: george76

From what I have heard his body was beaten and the local corner did not get the job. The Obama’s brought in there own corner. And they want the body cremated.

I believe the guy was beaten and then his body was placed in the water to state an accident.


28 posted on 07/27/2023 9:12:55 AM PDT by Revel
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To: SkyDancer

Do you suppose the puncture and exit wounds had anything to do with it??? (sar)


29 posted on 07/27/2023 9:15:52 AM PDT by elpadre
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To: SERKIT

I think its more like Barry got caught by Big Mike getting his pole smoked by Tafari, and Mike then proceeded to kick the chef’s azz and threw him in the pond.


30 posted on 07/27/2023 9:15:55 AM PDT by jpp113
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To: RoosterRedux

“We need to see the results of his postmortem toxicology test.”

What are Massachusetts laws concerning making autopsy results public?


31 posted on 07/27/2023 9:17:34 AM PDT by Round Earther
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To: Revel

Wonder what the rescue crews who recovered his body found - little water in lungs / mouth , face smashed as if he was in a brawl, or ..?


32 posted on 07/27/2023 9:18:59 AM PDT by george76 (Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
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To: Sicon

He’s been roasting on the devil’s spit ever since.


33 posted on 07/27/2023 9:21:16 AM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo“What were you doing in the store? You were eating the food?”)
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To: george76
First report said he couldn't swim......even showed a picture of hi, with a Caption that said "still can't swim". NOW I see video of him swimming! WTF is going on?

Clinton's chef ALSO DROWNED! hmmmmm

34 posted on 07/27/2023 9:22:46 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: cgbg
Carol Rosenbloom comes to mind as well, (He owned the Rams before his wife Georgia inherited them)

He swam daily in the ocean at his property in Florida, yet he 'drowned' as well.

I, along with many thousands of LA Ram fans, never bought that story.

35 posted on 07/27/2023 9:22:58 AM PDT by Michael.SF. ( Biden-Fetterman in ‘24: It's a no brainer)
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To: Round Earther

I don’t know, but we can be sure a special rule will be created for Obama (even if it’s off the books).


36 posted on 07/27/2023 9:24:11 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
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To: pepsionice
The second reporting said there was a WITNESS also Paddle boarding but didn't bother helping the drowning man....WTH?

Where's the REPORTERS ASKING WHO, WHAT, WHERE, HOW, WHEN?

37 posted on 07/27/2023 9:25:20 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Ann Archy

Arkanicide


38 posted on 07/27/2023 9:25:47 AM PDT by george76 (Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
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To: george76

Who was with him? Who witnessed it?


39 posted on 07/27/2023 9:27:02 AM PDT by TornadoAlley3 ( I'm Proud To Be An Okie From Muskogee)
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To: ClearCase_guy

She was a morbidly obese woman in her 60’s just in a plane crash into the ocean.
This guy was fit and paddle boarding.


40 posted on 07/27/2023 9:27:10 AM PDT by EEGator
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