Diamond Found at Crater of Diamonds State Park

MONDAY, 29 SEPTEMBER 2008
Submitted By: Sherwin Mapanoo

A 4.68-carat white diamond was found recently by Richard Burke and his wife, Carol, of Flint, Michigan from the Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas.

According to Assistant Superintendent Bill Henderson, Burke’s diamond looks like a frosted ice cube and is about the size of piece of Chicklet Gum. Burke named his diamond the Sweet Caroline after his wife, Carol, and their song, Neil Diamond’s "Sweet Caroline." The couple plan to keep the diamond and mount it in a piece of jewelry.

Henderson noted that it was the 612th diamond found by a park visitor so far this year. "Surface hunting is very good at the Crater of Diamonds State Park right now because of the heavy rains the park received from recent Tropical Depression Gustav and Tropical Depression Ike," said Henderson.

He also emphasized that the park policy is finder-keepers. "What park visitors find in the diamond search area is theirs to keep."

Source:
www.arkansasstateparks.com

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