Found an IG post from 2017 in which Tafari Campbell, Obama's chef, notes that he can't swim.
He drowned last night in Martha's Vineyard while reportedly out paddle boarding with an unnamed person. Unclear why they couldn't help him out in 8 feet of water.
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