What changed
Koah Sharpe, an 11-month-old baby missing since Monday, was found alive on Tuesday after officials say his father, Michael Comer, buried him in a dog crate near his South Carolina home.
Rescuers searching with about 100 police and fire officials saw freshly disturbed dirt and heard the baby crying beneath it. Koah is in hospital. Comer was arrested on a burglary charge, and officials are considering further charges.
Why it matters
The crucial turn in this case came from a sound: a baby crying underground. That led rescuers to dig quickly and pull Koah from a crate wrapped in a towel, after what officials estimate may have been about 24 hours below the ground.
Sheriff Jay Koon said the crate’s design, the towel and the cold weather may have helped him survive. His eventual recovery remains uncertain, but the immediate outcome is clear: a child who had been missing was found alive and receiving care.
Koah had been taken from his mother’s house after she briefly left him with Comer. Court records show Comer had previously pleaded guilty to domestic violence charges. Officials are still determining what additional allegations and charges will follow.
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