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Missing Baby Is Rescued After Being Buried Alive in Dog Crate

Investigators in South Carolina rescued the baby on Tuesday after he had been buried in the woods for 24 hours. His father was in police custody.

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An infant was found alive after apparently being buried in a dog crate for about 24 hours, authorities in South Carolina said.

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Baby found "clinging to life" after being buried in crate for 24 hours

An infant was found alive after apparently being buried in a dog crate for about 24 hours, authorities in South Carolina said.

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Baby found alive after being buried in dog crate for 24 hours, South Carolina police say

Koah was found ‘clinging to life’ in a shallow grave after he went missing while in the care of his father, Lexington sheriff’s department said An 11-month-old boy was found alive in South ⁠Carolina after he was believed to have been buried for ⁠about 24 hours, local police said. The infant, Koah Sharpe, was found on Tuesday wrapped inside ⁠a dog crate that was in turn wrapped in a towel and buried just under the su…

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