Against all odds: How baby Koah survived

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - Many people across the Midlands and beyond are still asking how an 11-month-old survived being buried underground for possibly up to 24 hours.Investigators say Koah Sharp was screaming at the top of his lungs as he was rescued from being buried in a dog crate wrapped in a towel.Koah’s father, Michael Comer, now faces charges including attempted murder.

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He is accused of burying his son alive.The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department said Koah was buried about a foot underground near his grandfather’s home in Batesburg-Leesville.Deputies said Comer took his son Monday afternoon. Comer was located and arrested on a burglary charge later that night in the Batesburg-Leesville area, not far from where he was last seen with Koah. Koah was still missing.

Investigators said a towel, colder weather, and the grace of God helped Koah survive.“Certainly God is good,” Sheriff Koon said during a press conference on Tuesday.Dr. Deborah Greenhouse, a South Carolina pediatric