Personal Chef to Obamas Found Dead Near Their Martha’s Vineyard Home

U.S. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama wait for their daughters Malia and Sasha to board Marine One at Martha's Vineyard airport in Edgartown, Mass., on August 21, 2016. Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images

The body of a missing paddleboarder recovered from Edgartown Great Pond by Massachusetts State Police (MSP) divers on July 24 is that of Tafari Campbell, former President Barack Obama’s former chef.

Mr. Campbell, 45, was previously employed by the former first family as a personal chef. He drowned near the Obamas’ home on Martha’s Vineyard.