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Heartbroken woman grieving deaths of son and father finds 3 carat diamond during visit to Arkansas state park: ‘I really needed this’

The Independent·Rachel Dobkin·6 months ago
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A heartbroken Pennsylvania woman, grieving the deaths of her son and father, has found a 3.09 carat diamond during a visit to the Crater of Diamonds State Park .

Keshia Smith traveled to the Arkansas park last month, discovering the 3.09 carat white diamond as she was digging in the south side of the park’s 37-acre search area, according to reports.

“I have felt so much pressure the last six months. In October, I lost my son, and we just buried my dad a week ago. It has been a lot!” Smith said in a statement. “I really needed this. I really prayed for this, and I just can’t believe it actually happened!”

Smith had planned her trip to the Crater of Diamonds more than a year ago with her boyfriend Joey and brother Kirim, according to news outlet KAIT .…

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