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'This Is What We Call a Miracle' -Baby Boy Survives after Being Buried Alive in Mountains

Lindsay Elizabeth : Jul 11, 2018
Faithwire.com

"For the officers who were present for this event, it's especially hard knowing what this small baby endured in the last 24 hours. Sheriff McDermott would like to thank those who assisted in the search and those who called 911, helping first responders bring this baby to safety." -Sheriff's Office Statement-Facebook

[Faithwire.com] After spending at least nine hours buried alive underneath sticks and debris in the Montana wilderness, a 5-month-old baby boy was miraculously found and rescued by police, KTVB-TV reported. (Photo: via Missoula County Sheriff-Facebook)

Last Saturday, police from the Missoula County Sheriff's office received reports of a man who was "acting strange" near Lolo Hot Springs. They quickly headed to the scene, only to receive more reports along the way that the man was claiming to have a gun and was threatening to shoot people.

Deputies also learned a more concerning fact upon arriving to the scene: A 5-month-old baby who had been left under Crowley's supervision was nowhere to be found.

The sheriff's office found Crowley after a local resident called 9-11, reporting that the suspect was back in Lolo Hot Springs. Deputies took Crowley into custody, but the status of the 5-month-old child was still unknown.

"When trying to question Crowley, he appeared to be under the influence of drugs and was not making sense to officers," the sheriff's office wrote in a Facebook post.

Even though Crowley could barely communicate, the officers could make out that he was talking about the baby being "possibly buried."

Deputies immediately launched a search campaign, calling in Missoula County Search and Rescue, the United States Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management and Montana Highway Patrol to help aid their nearly impossible search for the infant.

"After more than 6 hours of searching on foot, a deputy heard the faint cry of a baby"...

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