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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

All sources use identical headlines, indicating no framing differences in their reporting of the arrest and discovery of the missing boy.

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As of November 11, 2026 at 3:11 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened The baby, 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 headlines are mostly aligned. The differences are small wording choices, not a major framing split.
Match confidence Medium confidence. 11 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium

11 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.

Framing confidenceMostly same

0/99 — the outlets mostly agree on the headline takeaway.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftMissing 11-month-old boy taken by father rescued after being buried alive: Sheriff

ABC News · 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, 2:02 PM

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

The baby, 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, 2:02 PM

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

The baby, 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, 2:02 PM

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

The baby, 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, 2:02 PM

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

The baby, 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, 2:02 PM

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

The baby, 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, 2:02 PM

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

The baby, 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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ABC NewsNews report · Nov 11, 2:01 PM

Missing 11-month-old boy taken by father rescued after being buried alive: Sheriff

The baby, 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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FOX8 WGHP (Nexstar, Greensboro)News report · Nov 11, 1:11 PM

Father charged after missing baby found buried alive in South Carolina

SOUTH CAROLINA (WJBF/QUEEN CITY NEWS) -- The Lexington County Sheriff's Office held a press conference announcing that missing 11-month-old Koah Sharpe has been found alive after going miss...

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The IndependentNews report · Nov 11, 2:59 PM

Father arrested after baby boy found buried alive in dog crate

‘Hopefully at 11 months old, he will not remember much of this as he grows older, just to have a great inspiring story to tell,’ the sheriff said

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New York Times USNews report · Nov 11, 2:39 PM

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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WYFF4 (Hearst, Greenville)News report · Nov 11, 3:11 PM

Missing 11-month-old in SC found buried alive in dog crate, sheriff says

An 11-month-old boy in South Carolina was found buried alive in a dog crate after he was taken by his father, according to the Lexington County Sheriff's Office.

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Details0/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 11 sources
0/99 Wording GapMedium confidence11 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 11 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Nov 11, 1:11 PM: FOX8 WGHP (Nexstar, Greensboro) joined the source map.

Nov 11, 2:01 PM: ABC News joined the source map.

Nov 11, 2:02 PM: WPVI / 6abc Philadelphia joined the source map.

Nov 11, 2:02 PM: KTRK / ABC13 Houston joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 0/99 and story health is live match · 11 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.