Missing 11-month-old baby found buried alive in dog crate; father arrested

An 11-month-old South Carolina boy who went missing on Monday was found alive, buried inside a dog crate beneath freshly disturbed dirt, authorities said Tuesday. The child’s father has been arrested, police said.Read more trending newsAccording to Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon, the boy was found in a wooded area near Batesburg-Leesville, WACH reported. The sheriff said that investigators found Koah Sharpe after hearing the child crying, according to WLTX. The boy was found in the crate, wrapped in a towel and buried near his paternal grandfather’s home, the television station reported.“Eleven months old, buried alive, clinging to life, crying,” Koon said during a Tuesday news conference. The sheriff called the baby’s cries “the most joyful sound you ever heard of a crying baby.”The child could have been buried underground for as long as 24 hours, the sheriff said.According to The State newspaper, the child’s father, Michael Comer, 25, was arrested after deputies found him in an ou