Massachusetts police confirmed that Tafari had died on the evening of July 23 while paddleboarding around Edgartown Great Pond, a large pool that connects to the Atlantic Ocean.

Although no official cause of death has been announced, reports suggest that police were originally called to the Obama residence after hearing reports of a drowning man near the property.

A witness who was paddleboarding with Tafari said that he had gone underwater after struggling to stay on the surface and never come back up. Flight crews, dive teams, and boat crews with air support from the US Coast Guard all joined in the search, and Tafari's hat and paddleboard were found later that day. The police said that they located the body at around 10 a.m. on July 24.

“The recovery was made approximately 100 feet from shore at a depth of about eight feet,” the state police said. “The investigation into the fatality is being conducted by the State Police Detective Unit for the Cape and Islands District and Edgartown Police.”

While the cause of death hasn't been confirmed, Tafari likely drowned. Neither one of the Obamas was home at the time of the incident.