The search for Clara Robinson entered its 13th day on Sunday. The 8-year-old girl went missing after her family's car hydroplaned off U.S. Highway 75 and into Post Oak Creek on Christmas Eve morning.
SEARCH FOR CLARA ROBINSON ENTERS 12TH DAY
Sherman police said the 13th day of searching for Robinson began at sunrise Sunday.
Search teams from Sherman police and fire, are joined by Celina Police Department, Tom Bean Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services from Sherman Medical Center, according to Sherman police.
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The Southeast Branch of the Oklahoma Disaster Task Force (ODTF) joined search efforts Friday, according to Sherman police. The team specializes in missing persons and disaster response and brought in mounted teams.
The search includes teams on foot, canine, drones, watercraft and mounted teams, as well as dive teams and the use of sonar.
Sherman police said many areas are being searched and they continue to target and dismantle large piles of debris in the creek.
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Police have said the search will continue until she's found.
Sherman police sign off each update posted to social media #werestillhereclara
SHERMAN POLICE SHARE DETAILS OF SEARCH EFFORTS
In a social media post on Saturday, the Sherman Police Department acknowledged there are many questions about the search and shared a summary of what has been done thus far.
Police shared a photo of the area that was searched Friday, Jan. 3.
"This does not depict everything we have done, merely what was covered in a single 24-hour period." the post said. "We wanted to share this fragment of our 12-day search to show what is being done."
The police department went on to say, "Post Oak Creek between the crash site and the F.M. 697 bridge has been extensively searched multiple times by every method we have available. This includes divers, canine teams, mounted teams, drones, helicopters, and sonar."
Police also revealed that the river downstream from F.M. 697 to the Red River has also been searched "by one method or another."
JOINT MEMORIAL SERVICE HELD IN DURANT SATURDAY
The family patriarch, Will Robinson, died during the crash Christmas Eve morning. The Durant Independent School District in Oklahoma said publicly that Will Robinson was a coach in the district.
Durant Public Schools announced that a joint memorial service was held for Will and his daughter Clara on Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Durant High School gymnasium.
"Will was a great coach, teacher, family man, master of dad jokes along the way, [with a] big smile and even bigger heart. Little Clara was beautiful inside and out, a little sassy sometimes maybe, but a helper and a natural-born leader," the first speaker said during the memorial. "There are no words to make the pain and confusion of their loss any better today. We're filled with sadness and pain, there is a hole in our hearts today."
The Robinson's oldest son Carson took to the podium to thank first responders and hospital staff as well as their communities for their support and for turning out to support the Robinson and Winking families. "Our two families will find a way to honor my dad and Clara and way to give back, though that has yet to be decided, it will come," said Carson Robinson.
Durant ISD said counselors will be on hand as students return to class Monday after the holiday break.
The Sherman Police Department confirmed an account at First United Bank has been created for donation purposes and is the only verified fundraiser.
Sherman police have warned about donation campaigns launched claiming to benefit the Robinson family.
