If diamonds truly are a girl’s best friend…you need to head to Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas to find your new bestie.
A tourist visiting from France recently visited the state park and made a lucky discovery — a massive diamond. The best part? He gets to keep it.
Julien Navas, a visitor from Paris, discovered a 7.46-carat diamond at the Arkansas state park on January 11, 2024. The find is the eighth-largest diamond that has been registered at the park since Crater of Diamonds State Park was established in 1972.
Navas said he had panned for gold and gone fossil hunting in the past, and that made him wanted to visit the state park during his visit to the U.S. He was searching the designated 37.5-acre search area when he found the massive diamond.
“I got to the park around nine o’clock and started to dig,” said Navas. “That is back-breaking work so by the afternoon I was mainly looking on top of the ground for anything that stood out.”
After searching for several hours, Navas carried his finds to the park’s Diamond Discovery Center, where he learned that he had discovered a brown diamond weighing 7.46 carats. When he learned that he had found a diamond, Navas was stunned and said, “I am so happy! All I can think about is telling my fiancée what I found.”