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Tafari Campbell paddle boarding death riddle: Cops left call log reporting Obama private chef's drowning BLANK and said it came from 2 miles away - as they refuse to reveal who he was with on the water
2023-07-28
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] Martha's Vineyard police left the reason for the 911 call reporting Obama private chef Tafari Campbell's drowning blank in official logs from the night of the accident, DailyMail.com can reveal.

Tafari, 45, fell into the water on Sunday night while paddle boarding on Great Edgartown Pond. He was not on the water alone, but police refuse to name the person he was with.

At 7.46pm, a 911 call was made to report that he had fallen in and could not make it back to the surface.
It was only 8' deep, reportedly
That call is noted in Edgartown Police Department's logs, but the reason behind it is left noticeably blank. The reason for every other call for that night is given.

The origin of the call is also listed as Wilson's Landing - a paddle board launch site, some two miles from the Obamas' house on Turkeyland Cove, where Massachusetts State Police say the first call came from.

It's unclear if Sasha and Malia - who were also in town - were at home, or out with friends or their parents.
Related:
Tafari Campbell: 2023-07-25 Barack Obama's personal chef is seen swimming laps with ease - as questions are raised over how he drowned in just 8ft of water while paddle boarding at ex-president's Martha's Vineyard mansion
Posted by:Skidmark

#14  Hillary can paddleboard? Who knew Arkancide was a watersport.
Posted by: USN, Ret.   2023-07-28 17:36  

#13  ^^^^
My thought as well.
Posted by: NoMoreBS   2023-07-28 12:54  

#12  It would not have been Barak or his detail would have gone too. I suspect that they are protecting one of the kids.
Posted by: Super Hose   2023-07-28 12:31  

#11  Big Mike did a cannonball and the wave swamped him...

Somebody's on a roll this morning.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2023-07-28 11:59  

#10  Baraq in the picture at #1 is wearing a leash on his ankle that attaches to the paddle board. That way, if you fall off the board and into the water, you can pull the board to yourself and grab it. Safe to assume Campbell was wearing such a leash as well because it's standard equipment. So that and the missing reason on the call log and things keep getting curiouser and curiouser.

It doesn't matter if the water was eight feet deep. You can drown in eight inches if you are incapacitated. Was he incapacitated? Did he drown? Accidentally or on purpose? Was the cause of death some other reason? Or will this story disappear down the memory hole?
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2023-07-28 11:55  

#9  ...time of day...
Posted by: NoMoreBS   2023-07-28 11:48  

#8  

To me, this screams USSS and a PPD detail with juice enough to suppress the log entry. Who else has a boat on call there, on a brine lake NOT connected to the ocean, that early in the morning?

From the PostMillenial artice:
" It was confirmed that Campbell had a companion on the water, another paddle boarder. Additionally, the initial 911 call, made by a female, indicated that she was on a boat, actively searching for Campbell, going "back and forth" in her efforts to find him."

https://thepostmillennial.com/breaking-police-call-log-for-tafari-campbells-drowning-at-obama-estate-left-blank-cops-refuse-to-say-who-second-paddleboarder-was?utm_campaign=64487
Posted by: NoMoreBS   2023-07-28 11:47  

#7  Can drown in 3" of water if incapacitated.

That being said:

At the time 19:46 there should still be a good hour of light left before needing artificial lighting to do search and rescue. An' diff ur low cal fire de part mint can do that, Martha's Vinyard, especially considering location, can do it.

There's an old saying in the restaurant business: the best chefs are alcoholics or gay. Or both.

That call is noted in Edgartown Police Department's logs, but the reason behind it is left noticeably blank. The reason for every other call for that night is given.

That's not even bush league.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2023-07-28 11:44  

#6  Big Mike did a cannonball and the wave swamped him...
Posted by: M. Murcek   2023-07-28 11:31  

#5  Hamptonacide?
Posted by: JohnQC   2023-07-28 10:56  

#4  Official Cause of Death:

He drowned himself. 🤐.


Next Year's CNN Headline News
Edgartown, receives $10 Million Federal Law Enforcement Grant.

Update FBI still looking for 3 Edgartown police officers that went missing last year.
Posted by: NN2N1   2023-07-28 08:49  

#3  Tafari Campbell: Given the name one would assume the gentleman was a Rastafarian. And one thing for certain is known of Rastafarians...
Posted by: Chaiger Henbane8193   2023-07-28 08:10  

#2  Bathaquiddick

Snark O'The Day
Posted by: M. Murcek   2023-07-28 07:34  

#1  He was not on the water alone, but police refuse to name the person he was with.

Posted by: Jeremiah Jomosing7109   2023-07-28 04:27  

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