Keshia Smith Unearths 3.09-Carat Diamond at Arkansas Park After 2 Family Losses

12 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 20

Pennsylvania visitor Keshia Smith found a 3.09-carat diamond at Arkansas' Crater of Diamonds State Park during an April trip she had planned more than a year earlier.
Days after burying her father and months after losing her son, Smith said she took the trip for comfort; after spotting a shiny stone in changing soil, she had it checked at the park's wash pavilion.
Park officials described the gem as colorless, bead-sized and marked by edge inclusions, and Smith said its heart-like shape was the first thing she noticed.
Just 15 diamonds weighing 3 carats or more have been found at the park in the past decade, making Smith's discovery one of only a handful of unusually large finds there.

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