11-Month Old Koah Sharpe Found Buried Alive In Dog Crate For 24 Hours, Father Suspected

Leena Nasir Entertainment Reporter November 12, 2026 12:25 PM ET November 12, 2026 12:25 PM ET Leena Nasir Entertainment Reporter Font Size: South Carolina authorities discovered missing 11-month-old Koah Sharpe inside a wire dog crate buried in a wooded area.Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon said investigators located the young child after following the desperate sound of his cries, and estimate Sharpe was buried alive under a foot of dirt for approximately 24 hours before he was discovered, according to CNN.“Certainly, God is good,” Koon said in a press conference, Tuesday, and shared by News 19.The baby was “clinging to life, crying,” Koon said.He told the press the baby was “buried in what I would call a dog crate, wrapped in a towel that, by the grace of God, probably provided enough air for him to survive,” he said.

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