Man nearly mistakes 3.81-carat diamond for candy wrapper at Arkansas park

MURFREESBORO, Ark. (KARK) – What was first thought to be a candy wrapper turned into a diamond find for a Minnesota man visiting an Arkansas state park.

A news release from Crater of Diamonds State Park said David DeCook from Stewartville, Minnesota, spotted a 3.81-carat brown diamond on April 24 while visiting the park with his family. DeCook said he spotted the diamond on his way down a hill south of the park’s south wash pavilion.

(Photos courtesy Arkansas Crater of Diamonds State Park)

DeCook, a regular visitor to the park, told park officials he

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