{"id":2384345,"date":"2024-12-28T18:51:58","date_gmt":"2024-12-28T23:51:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/holiday-tragedy-oklahoma-dad-dead-8-year-old-daughter-missing\/"},"modified":"2024-12-28T18:52:51","modified_gmt":"2024-12-28T23:52:51","slug":"holiday-tragedy-oklahoma-dad-dead-8-year-old-daughter-missing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/holiday-tragedy-oklahoma-dad-dead-8-year-old-daughter-missing\/","title":{"rendered":"Holiday Tragedy: Oklahoma Dad Dead, 8-Year-Old Daughter Missing"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fholiday-tragedy-oklahoma-dad-dead-8-year-old-daughter-missing%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2384345&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>On christmas Eve, a\u200c tragic car accident occurred in Sherman, Texas, resulting in the death of Will Robinson, a 36-year-old \u200cfather and basketball coach\u200d from Durant,\u200c Oklahoma. While traveling with\u2064 his family, their vehicle hydroplaned and ended \u2062up in a drainage ditch. Although\u200b four \u2063family members were rescued,Robinson drowned while reportedly\u200d attempting to \u200bsave his 8-year-old \u200ddaughter,Clara,who is \u2063still missing. The search for Clara \u200cis \u200dongoing, affected \u2064by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pope-francis-multilateralism-must-not-be-stifled-by-nationalistic-demands\/\" title=\"Pope Francis: Multilateralism Must Not Be Stifled by \u2018Nationalistic Demands\u2019\">adverse weather conditions<\/a>. Interestingly, Robinson&#8217;s 5-year-old\u2064 daughter was \u2062initially unresponsive when rescued but was revived by paramedics. \u2063The incident has brought about\u200d a mix of grief\u2062 for the family and \u200crelief for the recovery of \u200bthe youngest child.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A season of celebration around the world has become a time of tragedy for an Oklahoma family.<\/p>\n<p>A father of four is dead and an 8-year-old girl remains missing after a road accident early on Christmas Eve in Sherman, Texas, about 15 miles south of the Oklahoma-Texas border, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/nation\/2024\/12\/26\/girl-missing-deadly-car-crash-texas-flood\/77238675007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USA Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And the search for the girl is continuing.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Sherman police identified the man killed in a Christmas Eve crash as Will Robinson, a beloved coach at Durant ISD. The search for his 8-year-old daughter, who was also involved in the crash, is said to continue Saturday at 7 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>Latest updates: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IS2nCoUH7Z\">https:\/\/t.co\/IS2nCoUH7Z<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IFRFuKJKgg\">pic.twitter.com\/IFRFuKJKgg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WFAA (@wfaa) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wfaa\/status\/1872802200591769816?\">December 28, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Will Robinson, 36, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utah-house-moves-forward-with-bill-to-ban-transgender-athletes-in-school-sports\/\" title=\"Utah House Moves Forward With Bill To Ban Transgender Athletes In School Sports\">high school basketball coach<\/a> in Durant, Oklahoma, was traveling with his family on Tuesday when their vehicle hydroplaned and went into a drainage ditch in Sherman, Texas, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.koco.com\/article\/will-william-robinson-durant-oklahoma-deadly-crash-sherman-texas-clara\/63293378\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KOCO-TV<\/a> in Oklahoma City.<\/p>\n<p>The family was in an SUV at the time, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/high-school-basketball-coach-dead-8-year-old-daughter-missing-after-christmas-eve-tragedy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>Four members of the family were rescued, Fox reported, but Robinson drowned. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/texas\/news\/father-deemed-hero-search-for-8-year-old-daughter-swept-away-north-texas-floodwaters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KTVT-TV<\/a> in Fort Worth, Texas, reported that Robinson was trying to save 8-year-old Clara when he was overcome.<\/p>\n<p>KTVT&rsquo;s report Friday is below:<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"North Texas authorities identify missing Oklahoma girl, say father died trying to save her\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WWoy5um5KW4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;Reports that we have are that the father did have the little girl in his arms at one time during the event and later they were seen they weren&rsquo;t together, so it looked like he was trying to save her, definitely,&rdquo; Bart Bowman, deputy chief of operations with Sherman Fire-Rescue, said during a Friday news conference with other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oregon-governor-encourages-people-to-call-police-on-neighbors-violating-covid-orders\/\" title=\"Oregon Governor Encourages People To Call Police On Neighbors Violating COVID Orders\">law enforcement agencies<\/a>, the station reported.<\/p>\n<p>Robinson&rsquo;s body was recovered. But young Clara&rsquo;s whereabouts are unknown.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Please keep praying for the Robinsons.<\/p>\n<p>Will was trying to save Clara when she was swept away by the waters.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately Will didn&rsquo;t survive and his 8 year old baby girl Clara is still missing.<\/p>\n<p>Please keep praying for them. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fIwx62qCUX\">pic.twitter.com\/fIwx62qCUX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Casey (@caseylynnf10) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caseylynnf10\/status\/1872770691139027051?\">December 27, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to USA Today, the crash occurred about 9:30 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>The search for the girl has been hindered by weather.<\/p>\n<p>Sherman Police Lt. Dan Boyle told Fox on Thursday that authorities were concentrating on a 15-mile area where water could have carried her.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are still unsuccessful in our efforts to locate the 8-year-old girl,&rdquo; he said, according to Fox.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have identified a 15-mile stretch of creek downstream from where the vehicle stopped, and we have targeted that with the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">multi-jurisdictional task force<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But even amid the tragedy, there was a miracle for the Robinson family. 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A father of four has died, and his 8-year-old daughter is still missing following a car accident on Christmas Eve in Sherman, Texas, located about 15 miles south of the Oklahoma-Texas border, as reported by USA Today. 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