Baby taken by father buried alive in dog crate in woods, cops say — then 24 hours later rescuers hear ‘the most joyful sound’

A baby boy taken by his father was buried alive in a dog crate in the South Carolina woods, authorities told ABC News.

But 24 hours later digging rescuers heard “the most joyful sound” on Tuesday afternoon, Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon told the news network.

‘Certainly, God is good.’

Authorities began searching Monday afternoon for the 11-month-old boy — Koah Sharp — and his father, 25-year-old Michael Comer, the sheriff’s office told ABC News.

Koah had been left in his father’s care at the home of the father’s mother while she ran an errand, Koon noted to the news network.

Another caregiver was coming to the house, but by the time that person arrived, the father and son were gone, the sheriff told ABC News.

Other members of Koah’s