On Christmas Eve in Sherman, the family of an 8-year-old girl was involved in a collision with a creek. The girl is still being looked for by emergency personnel along the shores and in the ocean. Of the six family members in the SUV, four made it out alive.
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Texas Equusearch has joined the search for 8-year-old Clara Robinson, who is still missing after a Christmas Eve crash on U.S. 75 in Sherman.
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Clara’s father, Will Robinson, died while trying to save her and her younger sister. The 5-year-old was rescued but 8-year-old Clara and her father were swept downstream.
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Search teams are currently focusing on debris piles along the creek.
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Texas Equusearch has joined the search for 8-year-old Clara Robinson, who is still missing after a Christmas Eve crash on U.S. 75 in Sherman.
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Clara’s father, Will Robinson, died while trying to save her and her younger sister. The 5-year-old was rescued but 8-year-old Clara and her father were swept downstream.
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Search teams are currently focusing on debris piles along the creek.
Texas’s ShermanAn 8-year-old girl has been missing since her family’s SUV crashed near Sherman on Christmas Eve, and a new search and rescue group is joining the hunt.
Searching for Clara Robinson
Robinson, Clara
What’s New:
Texas Equusearch is currently assisting in the search for 8-year-old Clara Robinson, according to Sherman police.
The same group has been implicated in other high-profile searches in Texas, such as the ones for Vanessa Guillenne at Fort Hood, Christina Morris in Collin County, and Maleah Davis close to Houston.
“We are so grateful to them for their willingness to assist us in finding Clara. The Sherman Police Department stated, “We all have the same objective.”
Since December 24, police have reportedly been looking for the young girl every day. Due to the winter weather, it was only put on hold for one day last week.
Numerous debris piles are currently the focus of search teams.
8-year-old missing after Christmas Eve crash
The backstory
While traveling from Oklahoma to McKinney, Clara Robinson and her family were involved in a collision on southbound U.S. Highway 75 in Sherman.
The family’s SUV hydroplaned, according to the police, due to heavy rain. They landed in a drainage ditch that was inundated.
Out of the six members of the family, four were saved.
Clara’s father, Will Robinson, lost his life attempting to save his two children.
Father died trying to rescue daughters after Sherman crash, officials say
After a crash, 8-year-old Clara Robinson was carried away by floodwaters, and her whereabouts are still being sought.
His 5-year-old daughter was revived by first responders, but the 8-year-old has not yet been found.
Two and a half miles downstream from the original crash location, his body was discovered.
The Robinson Family
Clara and Will Robinson
The Robinson family’s four rescued members have returned to their hometown of Durant, Oklahoma.
At Durant High School, Will Robinson coached girls’ basketball.
What they’re saying:
Because of his support and patience, his players swore they would never forget him.
“We would play a game and we would lose and the way he would talk to us in the locker room afterward, you would think that we’d won,” Rachel Cordell stated. “He was just always so encouraging and uplifting and he wasn’t afraid to tell you what you could do to get better.”
They also claimed that he and Clara, who frequently went by C.J., had a remarkable bond.
The high school girls basketball coach who died in Sherman, Texas while attempting to save his kids is remembered by his current and previous players as being upbeat and cheerful. He would have done anything, so the saying goes, to save his daughters.
According to Emeri Morse, “they were definitely two peas in a pod.” “They were at practice, always together, and C.J. would just run up to him or ask for snacks.”
“The Robinson family and all of the first responders who have been involved in this search have received love and support from everyone. We are grateful for your support and involvement over the last two and a half weeks, which has inspired us all,” the Sherman Police Department stated in a recent update. “Please remember the Robinson family in your prayers and thoughts. They are the most important thing.
The Source: The Sherman Police Department and earlier news reports provided the information for this story.
