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An 11-month-old boy who officials said was taken by his father was found buried alive in a dog crate a day later, after being miraculously discovered, a South Carolina sheriff said. NBC News' George Solis reports.
Open article →Watch: County Sheriff describes how buried baby was found An 11-month-old baby has been rescued in South Carolina after officials say he was buried alive in a crate by his father. Koah Sharpe had been missing since Monday when he was taken by his father, Michael Comer, 25, according to the Lexington County Sheriff's Department. Comer was arrested on a burglary charge on Monday evening but his son was not with him. The baby was found on Tuesday "buried alive" and "clinging to life" not far from his father's house, Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon said at a news conference. It is thought he had been there for 24 hours. The child is now in hospital receiving care, Koon said, adding he was hopeful he would make a full recovery. Police are still deciding what further charges to bring against the father. The search for baby Koah began on Monday after his father took him from his mother's house. Comer's mother was watching the child and had left her son alone with him briefly, Koon said, when he left abruptly with Koah. Officials allege the baby's father buried him alive in a dog crate Comer was seen travelling to multiple locations without the baby and was later arrested in Lexington County without Koah. A search party of 100 police and fire department officials were then sent to search for the child, the sheriff said. He added that when they asked Comer where his son was, he "did not have much to say" about his whereabouts. Koon said that rescuers searched the woods near Comer's house and saw some "freshly disturbed dirt". As they began to dig, they heard a baby crying - something the sheriff described as "the most joyful sound you ever heard". "The race was on. Everybody was getting down there trying to get him out," Koon added. He said the crate was wrapped in a towel that probably provided enough air for Koah to survive for as long as he did, while the cold weather kept him from getting too hot. "The crate was, probably, I'm guessing about a two-foot [61cm] by two-foot dog crate. So, I think, once that crate hit the ground, he was probably up at least a foot from the top of that crate to the top of the ground," Koon explained. Of the parents' relationship, the sheriff said there were "obviously some issues". Comer had previously pleaded guilty to domestic violence charges, court records show. Comer's mother, Patricia Comer, told NBC News that Koah's mother had full custody of him but allowed her to supervise while her son watched him. She said her son had watched the baby before unsupervised without any problems. "Honestly, I'm his mother, and I never expected this from him," Patricia Comer said.
Open article →An 11-month-old boy who officials said was taken by his father on Monday was found buried alive in a dog crate Tuesday, a discovery a South Carolina sheriff called “joyful.” Koah Sharpe was found alive in a dog crate wrapped in a towel, Lexington County Sheriff Bryan Koon told reporters. Stream San Diego News for free, 24/7, wherever you are with NBC 7. “That, by the grace of God, probably provided enough air for him to survive — our estimation is for the last 24 hours under that dirt,” he said. Koah, described as a 20-pound boy with reddish hair who had a pacifier, was taken by his father, Michael Comer, on Monday morning, the sheriff’s office said. The crate was found around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Koon said, near the home of Comer’s father. Comer was arrested late Monday in Lexington County on a burglary charge after he was found in an outbuilding. The baby was not with him, the sheriff’s office said. Koon said Comer’s mother was taking care of the baby Monday morning. Comer came over and his mother left, but another caregiver was on the way, Koon said. “By the time the caregiver got there, Michael was gone and Koah was gone with him,” he said. Comer’s mother, Patricia Comer, said in a phone interview Tuesday that she was shocked and that her son’s being in police custody was “where he needs to be.” “Honestly, I’m his mother, and I never expected this from him,” she said. Koah’s mother has full custody of the child, Patricia Comer said. But the boy’s mother would let Patricia Comer supervise him on weekends, and there was no custody agreement preventing Michael Comer from watching the child unsupervised, which he had done before with no problems, Patricia Comer said. She said she went to work Monday and left Koah in his father’s care. Then, at around 11 a.m., a friend went to the home to drop off some formula but no one answered, prompting the friend to call her, Patricia Comer recalled. “Something just did not feel right. I told my boss, ‘I need to leave work,’” she said. “Call it mother’s instinct. I don’t know what it was.” She went home and, “sure enough, Michael had left,” she said. The child was reported missing, and law enforcement began a search. Deputies went to Comer’s father’s home Monday and found the doors open and baby belongings in the house but no sign of Comer or the child, Koon said. The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, the FBI and the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were part of the search for the child. A search party of nearly 100 police officers, firefighters and other officials looked for the boy, Koon said. Searchers found a site Tuesday not far from Comer’s father’s house, about 50 yards into some woods with freshly disturbed earth, Koon said. “As they probed it and laid it out and started digging, you could hear little Koah crying,” he said. “So, as you can imagine, the race was on.” The baby was taken to a hospital, where he was being cared for Tuesday afternoon, Koon said. He said he hopes the child makes a full recovery. “He was screaming at the top of his lungs, which is a good thing in the baby world, I would guess,” Koon said. The wire crate, which was about 2 feet by 2 feet, was buried in a shallow hole, Koon said. Wrapping it in a towel probably created an air pocket, he said. Koon said authorities were working with the prosecutor’s office regarding charges. It was not immediately clear whether Comer had an attorney who could speak on his behalf. Koon said the cool weather may also have helped the baby’s chances of survival. “A lot of things were going in Koah’s favor, and the good Lord looked down on him the last 24 hours,” he said. Patricia Comer said that what her son is accused of doing is “pure evil” and that there were no warning signs. She said her son lives with her after a recent jail stint for having drunkenly gone to the home of an ex of Koah’s mother. She added that “all he does is go to work and come home.” She also said she feels hurt that some people are blaming her. “Just know that if I could have prevented this, I would have done everything in my power,” Patricia Comer said. “I had no idea this was going to happen.” She thanked the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department and all the agencies and officials who helped find her grandson alive. “I did not know he would do anything like this,” she said of her son. “He’s always been so good with Koah. Who would think their own child would do something like this?”
Open article →An 11-month-old boy who officials said was taken by his father on Monday was found buried alive in a dog crate Tuesday, after being miraculously discovered, a South Carolina sheriff said. Baby Koah Sharpe was found alive in a dog crate that was wrapped in a towel, Lexington County Sheriff Bryan Koon told reporters. “That, by the grace of God, probably provided enough air for him to survive — our estimation is for the last 24 hours under that dirt,” he said. Koah, described as a 20-pound boy with reddish hair who had a pacifier, was taken by his father, Michael Comer, on Monday morning, the sheriff’s office said. The crate was found around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Koon said, near the home of Comer’s father. Comer was arrested late Monday in Lexington County on a burglary charge after he was found in an outbuilding. The baby was not with him, the sheriff’s office said. Koon said Comer’s mother was taking care of the baby Monday morning. Comer came over and his mother left, but another caregiver was on the way, Koon said. “By the time the caregiver got there, Michael was gone and Koah was gone with him,” he said. Comer’s mother, Patricia Comer, said in a phone interview Tuesday that she was shocked and that her son’s being in police custody was “where he needs to be.” “Honestly, I’m his mother, and I never expected this from him,” she said. Koah’s mother has full custody of the child, Patricia Comer said. But the boy’s mother would let Patricia Comer supervise him on weekends, and there was no custody agreement preventing Michael Comer from watching the child unsupervised, which he had done before with no problems, Patricia Comer said. She said she went to work Monday and left Koah in his father’s care. Then, at around 11 a.m., a friend went to the home to drop off some formula but no one answered, prompting the friend to call her, Patricia Comer said. “Something just did not feel right. I told my boss, ‘I need to leave work,’” she said. “Call it mother’s instinct. I don’t know what it was.” She went home and, “sure enough, Michael had left,” she said. The child was reported missing, and law enforcement began a search. Deputies went to Comer’s father’s home Monday and found the doors open and baby belongings in the house but no sign of Comer or the child, Koon said. The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, the FBI and the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were part of the search for the child. A search party of nearly 100 police officers, firefighters and other officials looked for the boy, Koon said. Searchers found a site Tuesday not far from Comer’s father’s house, about 50 yards into some woods with freshly disturbed earth, Koon said. “As they probed it and laid it out and started digging, you could hear little Koah crying,” he said. “So, as you can imagine, the race was on.” The baby was taken to a hospital, where he was being cared for Tuesday afternoon, Koon said. He said he hopes the child makes a full recovery. “He was screaming at the top of his lungs, which is a good thing in the baby world, I would guess,” Koon said. The wire crate, which was about 2 feet by 2 feet, was buried in a shallow hole, Koon said. Wrapping it in a towel probably created an air pocket, he said. Koon said authorities were working with the prosecutor’s office regarding charges. It was not immediately clear whether Comer had an attorney who could speak on his behalf. Koon said the cool weather may also have helped the baby’s chances of survival. “A lot of things were going in Koah’s favor, and the good Lord looked down on him the last 24 hours,” he said. Patricia Comer said that what her son is accused of doing is “pure evil” and that there were no warning signs. She said her son lives with her after a recent jail stint for having drunkenly gone to the home of an ex of Koah’s mother. She added that “all he does is go to work and come home.” She also said she feels hurt that some people are blaming her. “Just know that if I could have prevented this, I would have done everything in my power,” Patricia Comer said. “I had no idea this was going to happen.” She thanked the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department and all the agencies and officials who helped find her grandson alive. “I did not know he would do anything like this,” she said of her son. “He’s always been so good with Koah. Who would think their own child would do something like this?”
Open article →LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. ( WIS /Gray News) — Authorities in South Carolina said an 11-month-old baby miraculously survived after they believe his father buried him alive in a dog crate. Koah Sharpe was found alive Tuesday afternoon just over 24 hours after he was last seen with his father, 25-year-old Michael Comer. Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon said Koah was found buried in a dog crate wrapped in a towel. “By the grace of God, [it] probably provided enough air for him to survive an estimated 24 hours under that dirt,” Koon said. The sheriff said Comer’s mother was caring for the child when Comer arrived at the home on Monday. She then left Koah in Comer’s care while another caregiver was on the way. “By the time the caregiver got there, Michael was gone and Koah was gone with him,” Koon said. Other members of Koah’s family filed a missing persons report Monday afternoon. Koon said authorities went to the nearby home of Comer’s father, where they found both doors open and Koah’s belongings, but no sign of either Comer or Koah. Authorities also believe Comer was in multiple locations across Lexington County on Monday, but they said that he does not have access to a vehicle. That is why an Amber Alert was never issued. “To be able to issue an Amber Alert, you have to have a known description of a car and a license plate to put that out,” Koon explained Tuesday. The sheriff said it’s believed Comer asked for rides to get from place to place. Video footage also pointed to Comer being in the Batesburg-Leesville area, but with no baby. Authorities arrested Comer Monday night on a burglary charge after finding him in a shed in Batesburg. Koah, however, was not with him. The search for the 11-month-old extended into Tuesday, with local, state and federal agencies joining the search. Koon said it wasn’t until authorities looked near Comer’s father’s house that they found pine straw and “freshly disturbed dirt.” Once they started digging, they heard Koah crying. “So, as you imagine, the race was on,” Koon said. “Everybody’s getting down there trying to get him out.” Koon said it’s believed that Koah was buried for around 24 hours. “It [the dog crate] was buried, and it was wrapped with a towel. So probably created an air pocket, if you can imagine,” Koon said. The sheriff said Koah is being treated at a hospital. Comer, meanwhile, remains in custody as of Tuesday afternoon. Comer’s arrest comes just over a month after he was placed on probation following a guilty plea for aggravated breach of peace, according to public court and state records. Court records also show Comer had previous arrests earlier this year for domestic violence, as well as a weapons-related charge. Copyright 2026 WIS via Gray Local Media, Inc. All rights reserved.
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