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Woman Says 2-Carat Diamond She Unearthed at Arkansas State Park Will Be Used in Engagement Ring
Michelle Fox found a 2.3-carat white diamond, the third largest discovered this year at Crater of Diamonds State Park, after a three-week search for her engagement ring.
- On Wednesday, August 13, 2025, Arkansas State Parks announced that Micherre Fox, a 31-year-old New York City native, unearthed a 2.30-carat white diamond at Crater of Diamonds State Park in Murfreesboro, Arkansas.
- After two weeks of preparation, Micherre Fox, a 31-year-old New York City native, traveled from NYC on July 8, 2025, to seek her own diamond at Arkansas State Park.
- While strolling the park's West Drain area, Fox noticed a sparkle by her feet about 11 a.m. and unearthed a 2.3-carat diamond after three weeks of searching.
- Reflecting on the find, Assistant superintendent Waymon Cox said her weeks of hard work paid off, emphasizing the importance of active fieldwork and being in the right place at the right time.
- With over 75,000 diamonds unearthed since the park's opening, this year’s third-largest diamond highlights its ongoing significance.
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She spent years hoping to find a diamond for her engagement ring. She found one in an Arkansas park
By Martin Goillandeau, CNN (CNN) — Some people search for “the one” before they get married. For Micherre Fox, hers appeared at her feet – a glimmering diamond in the rough. About two years ago, the 31-year-old New Yorker decided she wanted to find her own diamond for her engagement ring. “I was willing to go anywhere in the world to make that happen,” Fox said, but her research pointed to a destination in the US: Crater of Diamonds State Park i…
She spent years hoping to find a diamond for her engagement ring. She found one in an Arkansas park | News Channel 3-12
By Martin Goillandeau, CNN (CNN) — Some people search for “the one” before they get married. For Micherre Fox, hers appeared at her feet – a glimmering diamond in the rough. About two years ago, the 31-year-old New Yorker decided she wanted to find her own diamond for her engagement ring. “I was willing to go anywhere in the world to make that happen,” Fox said, but her research pointed to a destination in the US: Crater of Diamonds State Park i…
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Woman says 2-carat diamond she unearthed at Arkansas state park will be used in engagement ring
A New York woman says the 2-carat white diamond she unearthed at an Arkansas state park will be used in her engagement ring.
New Yorker Unearths Diamond at State Park
After weeks of digging through dirt at an Arkansas state park, a determined woman struck personal gold—a 2.30-carat diamond she plans to turn into her engagement ring. Micherre Fox, a 31-year-old native of New York City, made the find at the Crater of Diamonds State Park, reports USA...
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New Yorker finds diamond in the rough at Arkansas state park, will use it in engagement ring
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