Granite Bay Resident Finds Valuable 4.38 Carat Diamond in Arkansas

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MURFREESBORO, Ark. (CBS13) — While connected abrogation successful Arkansas, a Granite Bay pistillate made a amazingly lucrative discovery. Noreen Wredberg and her hubby recovered a 4.38-carat diamond portion exploring the Crater of Diamonds State Park successful Arkansas.

“I archetypal saw the parkland featured connected a TV amusement respective years ago,” she said. “When I realized we weren’t excessively acold away, I knew we had to come!”

Little did she cognize that she would bring location the largest diamond discovered that year.

“Arkansas is the lone authorities successful the state that has a diamond excavation unfastened to the public,” said Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism Secretary Stacy Hurst.

After reaching the parkland connected September 23, Wredberg and her hubby searched for lone astir 40 minutes earlier discovering the diamond sitting retired successful the open.

She said, “I didn’t cognize it was a diamond then, but it was cleanable and shiny, truthful I picked it up!”

Unsure of their find, it wasn’t until the parkland unit identified the diamond that they realized however important it was.

Wredberg isn’t definite what she volition bash with her diamond yet but says she mightiness person it cut, depending connected the quality.

“I don’t adjacent cognize what it’s worthy yet. It’s each caller to me!” she said.

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This twelvemonth truthful far, 258 diamonds person been discovered astatine the parkland for a full of 46 carats. An mean of 1 to 2 diamonds are recovered by parkland visitors each day.