“The minute I saw it in my shovel, I knew,” said Dewy White
NEED TO KNOW
- An Indiana couple found a large diamond at an Arkansas State Park during a road trip
- The couple’s first search was unsuccessful, but they returned to the state park for another look as they made their way back home
- The diamond is 2.71 carats and is “about the size of a pea”
An Indiana couple spent two days searching for diamonds at an Arkansas state park with no success. They tried once more on their way home and finally found what they were looking for.
Dewy White, of Paoli, and his wife visited Crater of Diamonds State Park in Murfreesboro as the first stop on their road trip in late September, Arkansas State Parks said in a news release.
After two days of digging, the couple came up empty-handed and left. But on their way back home, they decided to try their luck again on Oct. 2…