An 11-month-old boy who had been taken by his father was discovered buried alive in a canine crate following an pressing search, authorities in South Carolina stated.
The infant, Koah Sharpe, was discovered Tuesday afternoon “clinging to life,” after spending what’s believed to have been 24 hours buried, in response to Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon.
The boy was discovered wrapped in a towel within the crate, shallowly buried below filth within the woods, “crying probably the most joyful sound you ever heard of a crying child,” the sheriff stated throughout a press briefing Tuesday.
“Actually, God is nice,” Koon stated.
Authorities started looking Monday afternoon for Koah and his father, 25-year-old Michael Comer, in response to the Lexington County Sheriff’s Division.
Koah had been left in his father’s care on the kid’s mom’s residence whereas she ran an errand, in response to Koon. One other caregiver was coming to the home, however by the point that individual arrived, the daddy and son had been gone, the sheriff stated.
Lexington County deputies situated Comer late Monday evening within the space of Batesburg-Leesville, however Koah was nowhere to be discovered, authorities stated.
Michael Comer is seen in a reserving photograph launched by the Lexington County Sheriff’s Division.
Lexington County Sheriff’s Division
A search celebration of almost 100 first responders started on the lookout for the infant, in response to Koon. Whereas looking close to Comer’s father’s home Tuesday afternoon, they discovered “freshly disturbed” filth about 50 yards into the woods, he stated.
“As they probed it and laid it out and began digging, you possibly can hear little Koah crying,” the sheriff stated. “As you think about, the race was on, everyone’s getting down there attempting to get him out.”
The infant is presently receiving care at a hospital and “hopefully will make a full restoration,” the sheriff stated.
Primarily based on what investigators realized of the daddy’s whereabouts, it’s believed the infant had been buried for twenty-four hours, Koon stated. The sheriff says he believes the towel helped create an “air pocket.”
“Hopefully at 11 months outdated, he won’t keep in mind a lot of this as he grows older, simply to have an ideal inspiring story to inform,” Koon stated.
Comer was situated in an outbuilding at a home in Batesburg on Monday evening, in response to Koon, who stated, “After all, he did not have a lot to say concerning the whereabouts of the infant at the moment.”
Comer was initially arrested on housebreaking and resisting arrest fees, and authorities are working with the native solicitor’s workplace to find out further fees, Koon stated.
“We wish to thank everyone and simply rejoice the actual fact as we speak that an 11-month-old child is alive,” Koon stated.
