Grandfather Of Infant Buried Alive In Backyard For 24 Hours Talks About Miracle Rescue and His Son’s Arrest
Koah Sharp and Michael ComerCredit: Lexington County Sheriff's Department
Koah Sharp was pulled from the ground covered in dirt and crying on Nov. 10 after being buried alive for 24 hours in Lexington, S.C.
His father, Michael Comer, is now charged with attempted murder
His grandfather said in an interview that he broke down in tears when he saw his grandson was still alive
“I became ecstatic, my hands straight in the air. I’m looking in the sky, jumping up and down, praising God. And at the same time I hit my knees and I’m just crying.”
This is how John Comer described the moment he learned his 11-month-old grandson had been rescued in an interview with the .
Koah Sharp emerged from the ground crying and covered in dirt on Nov. 10, somehow surviving after being buried alive for 24 hours.
Michael ComerCredit: Lexington County Sheriff's Department
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His grandfather’s joy soon turned into something else when he learned that his son and Koah’s father, Michael Comer, was being accused of placing his baby boy in a dog cage, covering it with a towel and then burying him under a foot of dirt in John’s backyard.
“It just seems like he already had this planned out, and he knew what he was doing. And he took the opportunity to do what he did. ” John told the AP.
He also said that he was happy he opened up his home to Michael and Koah, a gesture that likely saved the young boy’s life.
“And if it hadn’t have been here, I don’t think anybody would have known where he would have went, and this would be a completely different story,” John said.
Koah is now back home with his family and expected to make a full recovery, according to his medical team. He left the hospital just a few hours after being admitted on Nov. 10.
The discovery of the child in the town of Lexington, which is located approximately 15 miles west of Columbia, was nothing short of a miracle.
It all began to play out on Monday, when Michael’s mother left her grandson with his father.
“Koah was in the care of [Michael’s] mother. She left Koah with [Michael] to run an errand while another caregiver was coming over,” Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon said. “When the caregiver got there, [Michael] was gone and Koah was with him.”
As the search intensified and eventually grew to include a dozen different agencies and over 100 workers, Koon said that “freshly disturbed ground” on John’s property caught his eye.
Soon after they started to dig in the area, Koon said they heard a baby crying.
“As you can imagine, the race was on. Everyone was trying to get him out,” Koon said. “He immediately was placed in the care of EMS and transported to the hospital as soon as they got him out.”
Michael was eventually tracked down and is now facing multiple charges — including attempted murder — after being accused of burying the boy alive. He is also charged with burglary, violating his probation, child neglect and transporting a child to avoid a custody proceeding.
He has not yet appeared in court or entered a plea related to any of the charges he’s facing. He is currently in the custody of the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department.
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