The 11-month-old baby who was buried alive on a property in South Carolina in the United States of America has been discharged and is well. The father, who is under arrest, was charged with attempted murder, among other crimes.
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12/11/2026
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O 11-month-old baby who was buried alive by his father on a property in South Carolina, United States, has been discharged and is “well”.
“Koah was discharged on Tuesday night,” Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon indicated in a social media publication.
And he added: “He is with family members and, according to the information obtained by the authorities through the medical team, he is expected to have a complete recovery.”.
Authorities also reported that 25-year-old baby's father Michael Eater was charged with attempted murder, illicit conduct with children, interference with custody and theft.
“Koah was under the care of Eater’s mother. She left him with him because she had to leave while not reaching babysitter”, explained Sheriff Koon. However, when the babysitter arrived “Eat was gone”.
The sheriff also explained that the agents were called around lunchtime on Monday. When they arrived at Michael's house, the doors were open and the house was empty. Later, through video surveillance footage, authorities found Michael in Batesburg-Leesville, but the 11-month-old baby was not with him.
Authorities searched the child's father's house when they found a zone with the scrambled land, appearing to have been excavated recently. As soon as the cops started digging, they heard Koah crying and started an operation to quickly find the boy alive.
The sheriff said it's believed that the towel that was put in the hole would have created some kind of air box that allowed the baby to survive.