An 11-month-old boy has been rescued alive after spending about 24 hours buried underground in a dog crate in the US state of South Carolina, where police say he was left by his father.Koah Sharp was found on Tuesday in woodland on a neighbour’s property, crying and covered in dirt, his grandfather John Comer told the Associated Press news agency on Wednesday.Soon afterwards, the baby stopped crying, and once he had been lifted on to the back of a truck, he sat up.“I became ecstatic, my hands straight in the air. I’m looking in the sky, jumping up and down, praising God,” John Comer said. “And at the same time I hit my knees and I’m just crying.”Koah is expected to make a full recovery, Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon said after leaving hospital.The boy’s father, 25-year-old Michael Comer, has been charged with attempted murder. He has been in custody since Monday, the day Koah went missing, and was arrested while hiding in a building in the town of Batesburg-Leesville.Authorities have not given any details of a possible motive. It was not immediately clear whether Michael Comer has a lawyer who could respond to the charges. A court hearing was scheduled for Thursday.Freshly disturbed soil and cries from undergroundDozens of emergency workers searched the countryside for the boy with reddish-blond…
Baby buried in dog crate in US found alive after 24 hours
Cool temperatures and a towel that created an air pocket probably kept him alive, according to the local sheriff.
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An 11-month-old boy has been rescued alive after spending about 24 hours buried underground in a dog crate in the US state of South Carolina, where police say he was left by his father.Koah Sharp was found on Tuesday in woodland on a neighbour’s property, crying and covered in dirt, his grandfather John Comer told the Associated Press news agency on Wednesday.Soon afterwards, the baby stopped crying, and once he had been lifted on to the back of a truck, he sat up.“I became ecstatic, my hands straight in the air.
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