Missing baby survives being buried alive near Batesburg-Leesville

BATESBURG-LEESVILLE, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - A massive search ended in a miracle Tuesday when an 11-month-old boy was found crying and clinging to life after being buried alive. It happened about 12 hours following the arrest of his father, Michael Comer, 25, after the boy was reported missing.The boy, Koah Sharpe, was found Tuesday afternoon in a shallow grave inside a 2-foot by 2-foot dog crate, crying “at the top of his lungs,” Sheriff Jay Koon said Tuesday afternoon. Koon said the wire dog crate was buried and wrapped in a towel that trapped enough air to let Koah survive the past 24 hours. On Wednesday, the boy’s grandfather showed News 12 crews the spot where he said Koah was buried. Koon said Koah’s crying was “the most joyful sound.”“God is good,” Koon said. “Today is about thanking the good Lord that the baby is still with us.”Koah was taken to a hospital, and investigators hope he makes a full recovery.Koon said the cold weather − with temperatures dropping about 40 degrees overni