11-Month Old Koah Sharpe Found Buried Alive In Dog Crate For 24 Hours, Father Suspected

Authorities in South Carolina found 11-month-old Koah Sharpe alive in a wire dog crate buried in a wooded area, after hearing his cries. The sheriff estimated he had been underground for about 24 hours, making the rescue an urgent search for a missing child with a potentially life-threatening outcome.

Sharpe had been left with his father, Michael Comer, while his grandmother ran an errand; when another caretaker arrived, both were gone. Investigators found the child’s belongings at a relative’s home and video showed Comer at several locations without the baby. Comer was arrested on burglary and resisting arrest charges before Sharpe was found, and authorities were considering further charges; the child was taken to hospital, but his condition was not disclosed.