Missing baby survives being buried alive near Batesburg-Leesville

An 11-month-old boy reported missing in Lexington County was found alive Tuesday afternoon in a shallow grave, inside a dog crate wrapped in a towel, authorities said. Koah Sharpe had been missing for more than 24 hours. Deputies said he was crying when they found him and was taken to a hospital. His father, Michael Cromer, had been arrested about 12 hours earlier after the child was reported missing.