A Christmas Eve ‘tragedy’ leaves a high school coach dead and his daughter missing.

An Oklahoma basketball coach and father of four has been found dead and his 8-year-old daughter remains missing. after the family’s car was destroyed by floodwaters in Texas on Christmas Eve.

Will Robinson, a high school coach from Durant, Oklahoma, and his wife and four children were driving their SUV on Tuesday morning. When the car left the road, it became stuck in a drainage ditch in Sherman, Texas, and was swept away by the current.

All six family members were trapped inside. According to the Sherman Police Department. Robinson did not survive. while four other family members were rescued. The family’s 8-year-old daughter has not been found.

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Will Robinson, a beloved high school coach and father, was found dead after a tragedy on Christmas Eve. (Facebook/Will Robinson)

Searching for the girl The search and rescue team, which officials said covered seven miles as of Wednesday, continued into its third day as Texas Governor Greg Abbott approved a search and rescue team for government to assist in locating children

“We are shifting our focus to the county. It is targeting possible locations that we have not considered at this time.” Sherman Police Department said in a statement on Wednesday afternoon. Adding that “Our search will continue until this evening, then we will resume the search before dawn.”

Cause of Tuesday’s accident “This is likely due to the accumulation of a large amount of water and possibly hydroplaning. This is a very dangerous situation,” said Lt. Samuel Boyle of the Sherman Police Department. told KXII News 12 “When they were in that drainage ditch They are at the mercy of the current and the speed at which they flow.”

“It’s a tragedy. It is true,” he added.

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Will Robinson, high school basketball coach who was found dead after floodwaters washed away his family’s SUV on Christmas Eve. (Facebook)

“This is just serious damage. And what happened on Christmas Eve made it unbearable,” Robinson’s cousin wrote in a Facebook post Wednesday. “Will was one of the good guys. A devoted husband and father Dear basketball coach And a good person…Please keep the entire Robinson family in your thoughts and prayers.”

Many local and state agencies Including Texas Task Force 2, they are working together on the search, police said.

“In a crisis like this We feel fortunate to serve a community that wants to help in any way they can. We have dozens of first responders involved in this search. Many have received extensive training in searching in dangerous conditions,” Sherman Police continued. in their statement It added that they are currently not looking for additional volunteers.

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Will Robinson and his family were photographed before the tragic accident on Christmas Eve. (Facebook/Will Robinson)

The Sherman Police Department asks that anyone with important information regarding this case call their non-emergency number at 903-892-7290.

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“Please drive carefully,” Boyle told a local Texas outlet. In a message to all drivers in wet or flooded conditions.

“Even if you think your car can pass through a large body of still water, Please consider taking a detour. and use another route Because when you hit that still water You really lose control of your car.”