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"Proficient swimmer": Tafari Campbell drowning death while paddleboarding comes under scrutiny
SK Pop ^ | 27/7/23 | Karishma Rao

Posted on 07/29/2023 2:36:36 PM PDT by Eleutheria5

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:

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.

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(Excerpt) Read more at sportskeeda.com ...


TOPICS: Conspiracy; Local News; Society; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: chef; drowning; epstein; jimmcdougal; obama; sethrich; tafaricampbell; vincefoster
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To: Eleutheria5

Should be under scrutiny.

But a grown man who posts a clip of him kicking in flippers in a pool, with an instructor looking on, and labels it “progress” should not be described as proficient in swimming.


21 posted on 07/29/2023 3:07:02 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: El Cid

Who starts to learn how to swim after they are 40 year’s old?

Was he staying at the Obama home while the Obama’s weren’t there? He has a wife, wonder why there is no mention of her whereabouts.


22 posted on 07/29/2023 3:07:44 PM PDT by CaptainK ("If life's really hard, at least its short")
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To: TexasGator

Couldn’t swim well but, gets on a paddle board?

Believable..../s


23 posted on 07/29/2023 3:08:09 PM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZG2M)
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To: Eagles6

I should have known. I guess I assumed, which is “whitesplaining”.
Is that a thing now?
I’m too busy shopping for Sperry boat shoes and khakis to look it up.


24 posted on 07/29/2023 3:09:30 PM PDT by EEGator
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To: Steely Tom

Why was the man’s hat found in the water? What was the need for a hat while paddleboarding at night?


25 posted on 07/29/2023 3:10:13 PM PDT by rackatoot
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To: TexasGator

People are nuts. Just because one is a good swimmer doesn’t prevent one from drowning. Not because someone did you in but rather you put yourself in the wrong situation. It’s sad but it happens


26 posted on 07/29/2023 3:11:08 PM PDT by Nifster ( I see puppy dogs in the clouds )
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To: Libloather

Maybe they are trying to get away from you


27 posted on 07/29/2023 3:12:04 PM PDT by Nifster ( I see puppy dogs in the clouds )
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To: AnAmericanMother

True that


28 posted on 07/29/2023 3:14:50 PM PDT by Nifster ( I see puppy dogs in the clouds )
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To: rackatoot

Sorry, I should have checked again to see where I read that his hat was found in the water before I posted.


29 posted on 07/29/2023 3:17:23 PM PDT by rackatoot
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To: rackatoot

Fell off paddle board, shot himself in back of head, found ashore bound to a tree.

No foul play found.


30 posted on 07/29/2023 3:25:29 PM PDT by Col Frank Slade
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To: cpdiii

I wonder if they’ll release the autopsy, and toxicology reports. Probably not. It will just be another mysterious death with no clear determination as to how he met his fate.


31 posted on 07/29/2023 3:29:41 PM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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To: Eleutheria5

The authorities say that Obama wasn’t at home at the time of the accident. Just like the Secret Service said that Hunter Biden wasn’t in the White House when the cocaine was found. Yeah right. What I want to know is who was the unnamed “second person” present in the water with the drowned individual. It couldn’t be you-know-who, right?


32 posted on 07/29/2023 3:30:18 PM PDT by rod5591
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To: El Cid
"my speculation is that he hit his head on the board when he fell, and became unconscious, or disoriented..."

Initial report was that the other paddle boarder saw him come up, and then go back under.

33 posted on 07/29/2023 3:31:03 PM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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To: Libloather

Air will probably be found in his lungs, just like Mary Jo’s.


34 posted on 07/29/2023 3:34:27 PM PDT by alstewartfan ("She looks like she's 19 years old, sitting there like a lady with her lbegs crossed." Creepy Joe)
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To: CaptainK

“Who starts to learn how to swim after they are 40 year’s old?”

People who realize they missed out on a lot as a kid? People who think paddle boarding looks like a lot of fun and they want to do it. People who love learning new things regardless of age. People who want to go paddle boarding with their friends.

That’s who.


35 posted on 07/29/2023 3:35:36 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (We are proles, they are nobility.)
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To: Eleutheria5

The chef’s body was found eight feet underwater [with a cement block tied to his ankle]


36 posted on 07/29/2023 3:35:49 PM PDT by rod5591
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To: RetiredTexasVet

No autopsy?


37 posted on 07/29/2023 3:36:14 PM PDT by nikos1121
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To: nikos1121

Obama Chef’s Death Takes Alarming Turn After Phone Call Released

https://politicalsignal.com/obama-chefs-death-takes-alarming-turn-after-phone-call-released/


38 posted on 07/29/2023 3:39:16 PM PDT by Eleutheria5 (Every Goliath has his David. Child in need of a CGM system. https://gofund.me/6452dbf1. )
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To: Eagles6

Gas stoves.


39 posted on 07/29/2023 3:41:01 PM PDT by Noumenon (You're not voting your way out of this. KTF)
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To: Political Junkie Too

Seems like the type that ought to wear a life jacket.


40 posted on 07/29/2023 3:43:32 PM PDT by gundog (It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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