Father charged after baby found buried alive in dog crate

An 11-month-old South Carolina infant, Koah Sharp, was found alive after being buried underground in a dog crate for about 24 hours, the Associated Press reported. Authorities say the boy’s father, Michael Comer, 25, put him there. Rescuers heard the child crying from below the ground after a full day of searching in the woods near Batesburg-Leesville, and the boy is expected to recover.

Comer has been charged with attempted murder.A desperate search and miraculous rescue11-month-old Koah was found wrapped in a towel in the dog crate, about a foot underground, when the rescue team discovered him. The cool temperatures and an air pocket created by the towel helped the child stay alive, Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon said on Tuesday. The infant was soon freed and was “clinging to life”, the sheriff told reporters.Koah’s grandfather, John Comer, witnessed the moment the boy was brought out.

He told AP that the child was crying and covered in dirt. Soon after, the crying stopped. The infant was then placed on the back of a truck and sat up.