Baby boy found alive in US after believed buried for 24 hours, police say

By Jasper Ward Nov 10 (Reuters) – An 11-month-old boy was found alive in South Carolina on Tuesday after he was ​believed to have been buried for ‌about 24 hours, the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department said. The infant, Koah Sharpe, was found wrapped in a towel in a dog crate, shallowly buried in ‌woods, ​according to the department. “Certainly ⁠God is good. Just ⁠a few moments ago, we found little Koah, 11 months old, buried alive, clinging to life, crying — the most joyful ​sound you ever heard of a crying baby,” Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon ⁠said during a news ⁠conference. Koon said the infant’s father, Michael ​Comer, was arrested on Monday night on burglary ​and resisting arrest. The department is ‌working with the solicitor’s office to determine additional charges, he said. Koah went missing on Monday after being left in his father’s ⁠care at his mother’s home while she ran an errand, Koon said. The boy was reported missing ⁠and authorities ‌began a widespread search, according ⁠to the sheriff. Koah was found ​after ‌a search party discovered “freshly disturbed” dirt ​in the ⁠woods about 50 yards from Comer’s father’s house, Koon said. The infant is currently at the hospital and will “hopefully” recover, the sheriff said. (Reporting by Jasper Ward in Washington; editing by ​Michelle Nichols )