Texas authorities are expanding the search for an 8-year-old girl who disappeared after an accident christmas eve In the morning, we now think about other “target areas of interest.”
Officials in Sherman, Texas, said an SUV carrying six people from Durant, Oklahoma Swept away by flood waters on Interstate 75 and crashed into a drainage ditch around 9:30 a.m
Four days later, Sherman Police Chief Jason Jeffcoat said an 8-year-old girl, Clara Robinson, Still missing.
Beloved high school coach and father Will Robinson and his family were pictured before their tragic crash on Christmas Eve.
“Search teams are continuing their efforts to search Post Oak Creek near the location where the initial rescue efforts took place,” Jeffcoat said. “There are also teams searching the 10 miles of Post Oak Creek and Choctaw Creek.”
On Friday, the police department used K9 teams, dive teams, drone teams and helicopters Continue searching For Robinson.
The teams include personnel from the Sherman Fire Department, Sherman Police Department, Sherman Fire Rescue, Grayson County Sheriff's Office, Texas Department of Public Safety, Texas Parks and Wildlife, Texas Task Force II, Texas Division of Emergency Management, and Grayson County Office of Emergency Management. , Public Works, and Brady Baskin, a local rescue diver.
Texas Task Force 2 divided its team to search, focusing on creeks and other “targeted areas of interest” that had not been identified.
Sherman officials said they will continue searching for Clara until she is found.
A photo of the flipped car was shared by KXII. (KXII)
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Will Robinson, a father of four children, including Clara, died during the crash while trying to save a 5-year-old girl who was unresponsive when rescuers arrived.
The girl was later reunited with her family in what fire officials described as “a great blessing in this tragedy.”
“The father had the little girl in his arms at one point during the event, and then they weren't together, so it looked like he was trying to save her – definitely,” said Bart Bowman of Sherman Fire Rescue.
Police credit Will Robinson for saving a 5-year-old girl who was also involved in the crash. (Owen Foundation)
“One of our men was able to find the little girl under the water, pulled her out and handed her over to one of the paramedics who was with him,” Bowman said. “The paramedic took her to the ambulance, and they performed CPR on her on the way to the hospital. … With her coming so close to drowning like that, it's quite remarkable that she was released the next day without any issues. That's a great blessing in this tragedy.” “
Community members told Fox 4 that Will Robinson was the girls basketball coach at Durant High School In Oklahoma.
“He would always bring CJ (daughter Clara) to practice, and she would always play with us,” Kenley Hill said.
The players noted that Robinson was an understanding coach and said he did his best to keep them in a positive mindset.
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“He was very patient with us girls,” player Emery Morse said. “I honestly don't think I can remember a time when he raised his voice at us angrily. … (He and CJ) were two peas in a pod. They were at training, always together, and CJ was just running around. For him or order snacks “
Fox Texas Digital and Fox 4's Dan Goodwin and David Centendre Contribute to this story.
