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11-Month-Old Found Buried Alive In Dog Crate

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Wheeler, J. (2026, November 11). 11-Month-Old Found Buried Alive In Dog Crate. The Daily Wire. https://www.dailywire.com/news/11-month-old-found-buried-alive-in-dog-crate

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The Daily Wire · collected 2026-11-11 · by Jacob Wheeler

Quick Summary

Koah Sharpe, an 11-month-old from South Carolina, was found alive after being buried in a dog crate for approximately 24 hours near Batesburg-Leesville. An extensive search involving nearly 100 first responders led to the discovery of the infant crying when rescued from the shallowly buried crate. Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon suggested that the crate and cooler temperatures likely contributed to the baby’s survival, and authorities are optimistic about his full recovery.
Written by AI on 2026-11-11, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Story summary

On November 10, 2026, an 11-month-old baby named Koah Sharpe was found alive and buried in a dog crate near Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina. The search involved around 100 emergency responders, who discovered the child after he had been missing for approximately 24 hours. Koah was wrapped in a towel inside the crate, which was buried under dirt in the woods with freshly disturbed earth indicating its recent burial. Sheriff Bryan Koon called hearing the baby cry "the most joyful sound" and noted that the wrapping likely provided enough oxygen to keep him alive despite the ordeal.

Koah's father, Michael Comer, had taken the infant on Monday, prompting a massive search by local law enforcement agencies including the FBI and ATF. After being found, Koah was immediately transported to the hospital for medical care; authorities are hopeful he will recover fully from this traumatic event.

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Baby Found Alive After Being Buried
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Jacob Wheeler
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“As they probed it and laid it out and started digging, you could hear little Koah crying,” the sheriff said.
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Topics

Batesburg Batesburg-Leesville FBI Lexington County South Carolina

Subjects

Comer PERSON · 4× Koon PERSON · 4× Koah PERSON · 3× Batesburg-Leesville GPE · 1× Jay Koon PERSON · 1× Koah Sharpe PERSON · 1× Lexington County GPE · 1× Michael PERSON · 1× Michael Comer PERSON · 1× South Carolina GPE · 1×

Narrative

An 11-month-old South Carolina baby who was buried alive for roughly 24 hours in a dog crate was found “clinging to life” Tuesday following an extensive search and rescue effort.
framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-11
“As they probed it and laid it out and started digging, you could hear little Koah crying,” the sheriff said.
2026-11-11 · The Daily Wire
11-Month-Old Found Buried Alive In Dog Crate · mixed framing

Claims (22 extracted, 6 hedged)

An 11-month-old South Carolina baby who was buried alive for roughly 24 hours in a dog crate was found “clinging to life” Tuesday following an extensive search and rescue effort. asserted
who → bury → effort
Koah Sharpe was reported missing on Monday after his father, Michael Comer, allegedly took him from his grandmother’s care. uncertain
father → report → care
Comer was later arrested on a burglary charge, but the infant remained missing. asserted
infant → arrest → charge
“We found some video early this morning of Michael around in and around Batesburg-Leesville, with no baby,” Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon told reporters. asserted
Koon → find → reporters
“So certainly we got worried, hoping and praying that he dropped a baby with another person.” asserted
he → get → person
Comer had no vehicle and no Amber Alert was issued. asserted
Alert → have → vehicle
Nearly 100 first responders joined the frantic search to locate Koah, according to Koon. uncertain
responders → join → Koon
The search party moved near Comer’s father’s home and spotted what appeared to be “freshly disturbed” dirt about 50 yards into the woods, drawing the FBI’s attention. asserted
what → move → attention
Rescuers eventually found the boy wrapped in a towel inside a dog crate that had been shallowly buried in the woods in the Batesburg-Leesville area. asserted
that → find → area
The infant was crying when he was discovered, a sound Koon described as “the most joyful sound you ever heard of a crying baby” during a press briefing. asserted
you → cry → briefing
“As they probed it and laid it out and started digging, you could hear little Koah crying,” the sheriff said. uncertain
sheriff → probe → it
“As you imagine, the race was on; everybody’s getting down there trying to get him out.” asserted
everybody → imagine → him
“Certainly, God is good,” Koon said, suggesting the crate may have helped save the baby’s life. uncertain
crate → say → life
“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,” he said. asserted
he → provide → dirt
The baby was rushed to a hospital. asserted
baby → rush → hospital
Authorities are hopeful he will make a full recovery. asserted
he → make → recovery
The sheriff’s office is working with prosecutors to determine additional charges against Comer. asserted
office → work → Comer
Koon also suggested that cooler temperatures may have helped the infant survive. uncertain
infant → suggest → ?
“Well, strangely enough, the cold weather may have helped too with it,” he said. uncertain
he → help → it
“So a lot of things were going in Koah’s favor, and the good Lord looked down on him the last 24 hours. asserted
Lord → go → him
And hopefully, at 11 months old, he will not remember much of this as he grows older. asserted
he → remember → this
“Just to have a great inspiring story to tell,” he added. asserted
he → have → story
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