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Texas Floods Leave Father Dead and 8-Year-Old Daughter Missing

Rescue teams continue searching for the missing girl after her family's SUV was swept into a drainage ditch by floodwaters on Christmas Eve.

  • Will Robinson, a high school basketball coach from Oklahoma, died after his family's SUV was carried away by floodwaters in Sherman, Texas.
  • Four of the six family members in the vehicle were rescued, but Robinson's 8-year-old daughter remains missing as search efforts enter their fourth day.
  • The incident occurred on Christmas Eve when heavy rainfall caused the SUV to leave the roadway and become trapped in a drainage ditch near U.S. Route 75.
  • Local and state rescue teams, including Texas Task Force 2, have expanded the search to a 15-mile stretch of creek, with severe weather complicating efforts.
  • Authorities have urged the public to avoid driving through standing water, emphasizing the dangers of hydroplaning and swift currents during heavy rainfall.
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