A determined woman on the hunt for diamonds at an Arkansas state park hit the jackpot on her last day there.
Micherre Fox, 31, spent weeks at Crater of Diamonds State Park in Pike County last month, with the aim of finding the perfect rock for her future engagement ring, Arkansas State Parks (ASP) said in a press release.
While Fox wasn’t engaged at the time, her partner agreed to hold off proposing, knowing she wanted to uncover her own diamond — something she began researching about two years ago, according to ASP.
Fox prepared for two weeks before beginning her hunt on July 8 during a month-long break after finishing graduate school.
“I was willing to go anywhere in the world to make that happen,” Fox said.
“I researched, and it turned out that the only place in the world to do it