On Friday, rescue personnel continued to comb the floodwaters that dragged the 8-year-old child away on Christmas Eve, marking the fourth day of the hunt.
In an update provided on Friday, Sherman Police Chief Jason Jeffcoat identified the kid as Clara Robinson. Authorities commended Clara Robinson’s father, Will Robinson, 36, as a hero for his courageous attempts to save his daughter after their family automobile struck with a drainage ditch on Highway 75 and Taylor Street.
According to authorities, Will Robinson, a beloved basketball coach, battled to keep her daughter close to him before being overwhelmed by rising floodwaters. He didn’t come out alive.
Sherman police confirmed Friday that four additional family members, including a 5-year-old toddler, had been rescued and released from nearby hospitals.
During a joint news conference with other local and state law enforcement agencies on Friday, Bart Bowman, deputy chief of operations for Sherman Fire-Rescue, stated, “We have reports that the father did have the little girl in his arms at one point during the event and later they were seen they weren’t together, so it looked like he was trying to save her.”
This week’s search was impeded by inclement weather, which made it tough for first responders. However, as the skies cleared on Friday afternoon, the Department of Public Safety dispatched a helicopter to help with the operation.
Finding an 8-year-old. Clara Robinson
The Grayson County Sheriff’s Office, Texas Parks and Wildlife, Sherman Fire-Rescue, and Texas Task Force 2 are among the rescue teams focusing their search on the crash site and expanding it to a 10-mile radius from Choctaw Creek to Post Oak creek.
Jeffcoat reported that one of the four passengers saved after the incident was a 5-year-old child who just escaped being swept away by a strong current. First responders rescued her from the water, and after she fell unconscious, they performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation on her in the back of an ambulance.
“To be able to bring that child back to life is amazing,” Jeffcoat added. “In a tragic time like this, it’s still a glimpse of hope that God’s good.”
The next day, she was released from the hospital and returned home to her mother and siblings.
Furthermore, Jeffcoat warned the public about bogus accounts asking money on behalf of the Robinson family. Before donating, he recommended the public to check the veracity of any requests.
“Our main priority the past four days has been, and continues to be, finding this 8-year-old girl,” Jeffcoat stated. “We ask our community to continue praying for the family during this unfathomable time of grief.”
Given the inclement weather and the breadth of the territory, Sherman police said on Thursday they were praying for a miracle in the hunt.
“We haven’t changed the title of it. We’re still searching and hoping for a miracle,” Lt. Sam Boyle stated.
Given the inclement weather and the breadth of the territory, Sherman police said on Thursday they were praying for a miracle in the hunt.
“We’re going to continue looking until we find Clara,” he stated.
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