Arkansas Woman Digs Up Largest Diamond of 2020 at Crater of Diamonds State Park

Arkansas Woman Digs Up Largest Diamond of 2020 at Crater of Diamonds State Park
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Michael Wing
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Beatrice Watkins, from Mena, Arkansas, was sifting for diamonds at a state park and managed to unearth the park’s largest gemstone of the year so far.

Watkins, 56, was with her daughter and granddaughters visiting Crater of Diamonds State Park near Murfreesboro on Saturday, June 20. It didn’t take long before she literally struck paydirt.

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