11-month-old found buried alive in dog crate went home to family the same night

BATESBURG-LEESVILLE, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT/Gray News) — An 11-month-old boy who was buried alive in a dog crate was released from a South Carolina hospital and is back home with his family after he was dug out of a grave.Koah Sharp was rescued nearly 24 hours after he was reported missing. He is expected to make a full recovery, according to his medical team.Koah’s disappearance led to a large law enforcement effort that ended with the arrest of his 25-year-old father, Michael Comer.The graveOn Wednesday, Koah’s grandfather took WRDW to the grave in a wooded area off Parthenon Road in Lexington County. The area has trees spaced apart, sparse brush and ground covered in pine straw.The hole has been filled in. The grandfather used a pointed finger to show the edges of the 2-foot-by-2-foot grave, then pulled aside the pine straw to show the dirt below.Koah was found Tuesday, buried inside a dog crate a foot below the surface, crying “at the top of his lungs,” Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon s