Authorities in Texas are intensifying the search for an 8-year-old boy who went missing after a crash Christmas Eve morning, now considering “some targeted areas of interest.”
Authorities in Sherman, Texas say the SUV was carrying six people from Durant, Oklahoma to be swept away by flood waters on Route 75 and crashed into a ditch around 9:30 am
Four days later, Sherman Police Chief Jason Jeffcoat said the 8-year-old girl, Clara Robinson, it remains missing.
Beloved high school coach and father Will Robinson and his family are pictured before their tragic accident on Christmas Eve.
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“Search teams are continuing their search efforts in Post Oak Creek, near where the first rescue attempt took place,” Jeffcoat said. “There are also groups looking for a 10-mile stretch of Post Oak Creek and Choctaw Creek.”
On Friday, the police department used K9 teams, dive teams, air teams and helicopters to keep looking 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 Two, Texas Division of Emergency Management, Grayson County Office of Emergency Management. , Public Works, and Brady Baskin, a rescue diver.
Texas Task Force Two splits their group for the search, focusing on creeks and other “areas of interest,” which were not mentioned.
Sherman officials said they will continue to search for Clara until she is found.
A photo of the overturned car was shared by KXII. (KXII)
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Will Robinson, the father of four children – including Clara, died during the accident 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 called “a great blessing in this tragedy.”
“Dad (had) the little girl in his arms at one point during the incident, and then they weren't together, so it looked like he was trying to save her – really ,” said Bart Bowman of Sherman Fire Rescue.
Police are thanking Will Robinson for saving a 5-year-old girl who was also involved in the crash. (Owen Foundation)
“One of our guys was able to find the little girl under the water, pull her out, and hand her over to one of our paramedics who was there,” Bowman said. with him.” The caregiver took him to the ambulance, and they performed CPR on the way to the hospital. … Since he almost drowned like that, it is very remarkable that he was released the next day without any problems. It is a great blessing in this crisis. “
Community members told Fox 4 Will Robinson was the girls basketball coach at Durant High School. in Oklahoma.
“He always brought CJ (his daughter, Clara) to practice, and he always played with us,” Kinlee Hill said.
The players noted that Robinson was an understanding coach and said he went out of his way to keep them in a good mood.
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“He was very patient with us girls,” said player Emeri Morse. “I honestly don't think I can remember a time he ever raised his voice at us in anger. … (He and CJ) were two peas in a pod. They were training, always together, and CJ would run to him or ask for a snack.”
Fox Texas Digital, and Fox 4's Dan Godwin and David Sentendrey contributed to this story.