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Michael Comer arrested after missing 11-month-old boy Koah Sharpe found buried alive in dog crate in Lexington County, SC

The Plain Dealer Cleveland and WXII12 (Hearst, Greensboro) describe the same event in different terms.

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As of November 11, 2026 at 12:04 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened Koah Sharpe, was found Tuesday afternoon "clinging to life," after spending what is believed to have been 24 hours buried, according to authorities.
The headline split The left frames it as "Missing baby found buried alive inside a dog crate, South Carolina police say". The center frames it as "Missing 11-month-old found alive buried in dog crate in South Carolina".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 9 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium

9 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.

Framing confidenceMild

48/99 — small wording differences, not a major framing split.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftMissing baby found buried alive inside a dog crate, South Carolina police say

The Plain Dealer Cleveland · Center-left · News report

CenterMichael Comer arrested after missing 11-month-old boy Koah Sharpe found buried alive in dog crate in Lexington County, SC

WPVI / 6abc Philadelphia · Center · News report

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WPVI / 6abc PhiladelphiaNews report · Nov 11, 10:46 AM

Michael Comer arrested after missing 11-month-old boy Koah Sharpe found buried alive in dog crate in Lexington County, SC

Koah Sharpe, was found Tuesday afternoon "clinging to life," after spending what is believed to have been 24 hours buried, according to authorities.

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KTRK / ABC13 HoustonNews report · Nov 11, 10:46 AM

Michael Comer arrested after missing 11-month-old boy Koah Sharpe found buried alive in dog crate in Lexington County, SC

Koah Sharpe, was found Tuesday afternoon "clinging to life," after spending what is believed to have been 24 hours buried, according to authorities.

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KABC / ABC7 Los AngelesNews report · Nov 11, 10:46 AM

Michael Comer arrested after missing 11-month-old boy Koah Sharpe found buried alive in dog crate in Lexington County, SC

Koah Sharpe, was found Tuesday afternoon "clinging to life," after spending what is believed to have been 24 hours buried, according to authorities.

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ABC7chicago.comNews report · Nov 11, 10:46 AM

Michael Comer arrested after missing 11-month-old boy Koah Sharpe found buried alive in dog crate in Lexington County, SC

Koah Sharpe, was found Tuesday afternoon "clinging to life," after spending what is believed to have been 24 hours buried, according to authorities.

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KGO / ABC7 San FranciscoNews report · Nov 11, 10:46 AM

Michael Comer arrested after missing 11-month-old boy Koah Sharpe found buried alive in dog crate in Lexington County, SC

Koah Sharpe, was found Tuesday afternoon "clinging to life," after spending what is believed to have been 24 hours buried, according to authorities.

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ABC7 New YorkNews report · Nov 11, 10:46 AM

Michael Comer arrested after missing 11-month-old boy Koah Sharpe found buried alive in dog crate in Lexington County, SC

Koah Sharpe, was found Tuesday afternoon "clinging to life," after spending what is believed to have been 24 hours buried, according to authorities.

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The Plain Dealer ClevelandNews report · Nov 11, 12:04 PM

Missing baby found buried alive inside a dog crate, South Carolina police say

The baby was taken to the hospital for treatment.

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KCRA3 Sacramento (Hearst)News report · Nov 11, 10:34 AM

Missing baby in South Carolina found buried alive a day after authorities say his father took him

An 11-month-old boy in South Carolina was found buried alive in a dog crate a day after he was taken by his father, according to authorities.

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WJW The Hill / Nexstar NewsNationNews report · Nov 11, 10:12 AM

Missing 11-month-old found alive buried in dog crate in South Carolina

A towel wrapped around the wire crate created an air pocket that likely helped the baby survive, the sheriff said.

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Details48/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 9 sources
48/99 Wording GapMedium confidence9 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 22 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Nov 11, 10:12 AM: WJW The Hill / Nexstar NewsNation joined the source map.

Nov 11, 10:34 AM: KCRA3 Sacramento (Hearst) joined the source map.

Nov 11, 10:46 AM: WPVI / 6abc Philadelphia joined the source map.

Nov 11, 10:46 AM: KTRK / ABC13 Houston joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 48/99 and story health is live match · 22 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.