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Baby found alive after being buried in dog crate for 24 hours, South Carolina police say

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Quick Summary

Koah Sharpe, an 11-month-old boy from South Carolina, was found alive after being buried in a dog crate wrapped in a towel beneath the surface of the ground for approximately 24 hours. The infant went missing on Monday while under his father Michael Comer’s care and was discovered by a search party near disturbed soil about 50 yards from the house where he disappeared. Sheriff Jay Koon praised the efforts of the nearly 100 people involved in the rescue and expressed hope for Koah's recovery, noting that divine intervention likely provided enough air to sustain him during his ordeal.
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Story summary

An 11-month-old boy named Koah Sharpe was found alive and buried in a dog crate wrapped in a towel on Tuesday near Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina. The baby had been missing since Monday when his father, Michael Comer, took him after being left in the child's care at the mother’s home while she ran an errand. Koah was discovered 24 hours later by search teams who noticed freshly disturbed dirt near the house of Comer’s father. The crate was buried shallowly under dirt and when uncovered, Koah was crying loudly. He is currently hospitalized but expected to recover. Comer was arrested on a burglary charge late Monday night after being found in an outbuilding without Koah. No Amber Alert was issued as Comer does not have access to a car.

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sentences that state something as happening or true
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Topics

Lexington South Carolina

Subjects

Koah PERSON · 7× Koon PERSON · 6× Comer PERSON · 1× Jay Koon PERSON · 1× Koah Sharpe PERSON · 1× Lexington GPE · 1× Michael Comer PERSON · 1× South Carolina GPE · 1×

Narrative

Just a few moments ago, we found little Koah, 11 months old, buried alive, clinging to life, crying – the most joyful sound you ever heard of a crying baby,” sheriff Jay Koon told a news conference.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-11
“As they started digging you could hear little Koah crying.
2026-11-11 · The Guardian
Baby found alive after being buried in dog crate for 24 hours, South Carolina police say · assertive framing

Claims (14 extracted, 2 hedged)

An 11-month-old boy was found alive in South Carolina after he was believed to have been buried for about 24 hours, local police said. asserted
police → find → hours
The infant, Koah Sharpe, was found on Tuesday wrapped inside a dog crate that was in turn wrapped in a towel and buried just under the surface in the woods, according to the Lexington county sheriff’s department. “Certainly God is good. uncertain
God → find → department
Just a few moments ago, we found little Koah, 11 months old, buried alive, clinging to life, crying – the most joyful sound you ever heard of a crying baby,” sheriff Jay Koon told a news conference. asserted
Koon → find → conference
Koon said the infant’s father, Michael Comer, 25, was arrested on Monday night on suspicion of burglary. asserted
father → say → burglary
The sheriff’s department is working with prosecutors to determine additional charges. asserted
department → work → charges
Koon said the towel wrapped around the crate had “by the grace of God, probably provided enough air for [Koah] to survive by our estimation the last 24 hours under that dirt”. asserted
Koah → say → dirt
Koah went missing on Monday after he was left in his father’s care at his mother’s home while she ran an errand, Koon said. asserted
Koon → go → errand
The boy was later reported missing and authorities launched an expansive search, the sheriff said. asserted
sheriff → report → search
Koah was found after a search party discovered “freshly disturbed” dirt in the woods about 50 yards (45 metres) from Comer’s father’s house, Koon said. asserted
Koon → find → house
“As they started digging you could hear little Koah crying. uncertain
Koah → start → ?
So as you can imagine the race was on, everybody was down there trying to get him out.” asserted
everybody → imagine → him
Koah has been hospitalized and will “hopefully” recover, Koon said. asserted
Koon → hospitalize → ?
Koon said about 100 people had been searching for Koah. asserted
people → say → Koah
“We want to thank everybody and celebrate the fact today that an 11-month-old baby is alive.” asserted
baby → want → fact
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