Dramatic Audio Reveals Secret Service Agent’s 911 Call for Help after Obama’s Personal Chef Fell off Paddle Board and Drowned on Martha’s Vineyard
A Secret Service agent at Barack Obama's Martha's Vineyard estate called 911 for help rescuing chef Tafari Campbell after he'd fallen off a paddle board, dramatic audio of the calls obtained by DailyMail.com reveal.
'We have a male drowning in the back of the property right now,' the agent named Dave tells a dispatcher at the 911 call center the night of July 23. 'We have our rescue swimmers. They're attempting to go out there right now.'
The agent reported that that there were already swimmers in the water trying to find the 'house guest' who'd fallen.
Audio from two initial calls, shared Tuesday by the Dukes County Sheriff's Office, were heavily redacted, bleeping out names and other specifics about those involved and the property.
But the calls show early chaos as Secret Service, staff and others on site scrambled to get help after the Obamas' personal chef Campbell, 45, fell into the water.
The former president would arrive minutes later, but there was no mention of him on the calls, nor was there any word of another paddle boarder who was with Campbell at the time, who sources tell DailyMail.com was a 26-year-old female Obama staff member.
Campbell's body was found the next morning in shallow water by a rescue boat with sonar. Investigators declared it an accidental drowning early on, but have continued to cover up even basic information after declaring the case closed.
