Missing 11-month-old miraculously survives being buried alive 24 hours after his dad disappeared with him

A lacking 11-month-old child was discovered buried alive in a canine crate in South Carolina, over 24 hours after he was allegedly taken by his deadbeat dad.

Little Koah Sharpe was discovered locked inside a canine crate that was wrapped in a towel and buried in a shallow gap on Tuesday, November 10, a day after he was final seen together with his father, 25-year-old Michael Comer, WIS 10 reported, citing Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon.

“By the grace of God, [the crate] probably provided enough air for him to survive our estimation of the last 24 hours under that dirt,” Koon advised reporters Tuesday.

Comer’s mom had been watching Koah earlier than briefly leaving him in his father’s care within the morning whereas one other caregiver was on the way in which.

“By the time the caregiver got there, Michael was gone and Koah was gone with him,” the sheriff mentioned. 

Koah’s different kin filed a lacking individual report Monday afternoon, November 9. 

More than 100 first responders from native, state and federal businesses looked for the lacking child, Koon mentioned. 

Koah’s belongings had been discovered at Comer’s residence Monday afternoon, the place each doorways to the house had been left open, however there was no signal of the daddy or son. 

Investigators imagine Comer was in a number of areas throughout the county on Monday and was “bumming rides, calling rides, just getting rides from place to place,” the sheriff famous. 

Later that night time, cops discovered Comer in a shed in Batesburg and arrested him for housebreaking and resisting arrest. 

“Of course, he didn’t have much to say about the whereabouts of the baby at that time,” Koon mentioned.

The subsequent day, “freshly disturbed dirt” and pine straw had been discovered by authorities looking close to Comer’s home, about 50 yards into woodland.

Once cops began to dig, they began to listen to Koah cry.

“So as you imagine, the race was on,” Koon mentioned of the newborn’s rescue.

“Everybody’s getting down there trying to get him out.”

Koah was buried in a 2-by-2-foot crate in a shallow gap for round 24 hours by the point he was discovered, the sheriff mentioned.

“He was screaming at the top of his lungs, which is a good thing in the baby world, I would guess,” the sheriff famous.

Koon believes as a result of the crate was wrapped in a towel, it “probably created an air pocket, if you can imagine.”

The child boy stays “clinging to life” within the hospital as of Tuesday afternoon, however Koon is hopeful he’ll “make a full recovery.”

“Hopefully at 11 months old, he will not remember much of this as he grows older, just to have a great inspiring story to tell,” Koon added.

Comer was nonetheless behind bars as of Tuesday afternoon, with further costs associated to Koah’s disappearance to be decided.

A motive was not instantly identified, mentioned Koon, who famous there had been prior home violence incidents between Comer and Koah’s mom.

His arrest Monday comes only one month after he was placed on probation following a responsible plea for aggravated breach of peace, the native station reported, citing courtroom information.

Earlier this yr, he was additionally busted for home violence and a weapons-related offense.