A journey through heartache and loss to a compelling view of pain’s purpose. Kinard said he decided to give his discovery a name that would honor the good time he had with his friends at the park: the Kinard Friendship Diamond. As of Wednesday, 246 diamonds have been registered at Crater of Diamonds State Park this year, weighing a total of 59.25 carats.

Sept. 29 (UPI) -- A North Carolina woman said a surprise appearance by a snake inside her home turned out to be doubly surprising when she noticed the reptile has two heads. Kevin Kinard, 33, found the diamond on Labor Day. You'll get the latest updates on this topic in your browser notifications. Watch: Arkansas hunters bag longest alligator in state history, Watch: Helicopter team rescues dog trapped on ledge in deep sea foam. Airline offering free flights to Orlando for people named Orlando. "Congratulations to Mr. Kinard on finding this impressive diamond -- the second largest found at the park since 1972," said Stacy Hurst, secretary of the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism. On average, people find one or two diamonds there daily. Find The Diamond Walkthrough : 845th-Find The Diamond is another point and click escape game developed by Top 10 New Games. "I just thought it might've been glass.". Always have them check it!”. While it is unclear how much the diamond is worth, the park said a 3.03-carat white gem found in 1990 was cut into 1.09 carats and eventually sold in 1998 for $34,700 — meaning Kinard's diamond is likely worth thousands more. Last year, a schoolteacher from Nebraska found a 2.12. carat diamond when he visited the park. First published on September 25, 2020 / …

Last year, a schoolteacher from Nebraska found a 2.12. carat diamond when he visited the park. "I only wet sifted for about ten minutes before I started walking up and down the plowed rows," he said.

"My friend had hers checked, though, so I went ahead and had them check mine, too.". A man who was exploring an Arkansas state park recently came across an unbelievable discovery: a 9.07-carat diamond, making it the second-largest one ever found in the park's history. But after taking it to the park's Diamond Discovery Center, where staff identify what visitors find and register diamonds, Kinard, 33, learned that what he thought was glass was actually a … Sept. 29 (UPI) -- A soccer game in Croatia was interrupted when an escaped parrot celebrated a team's goal by swooping down onto the field and landing on a parrot's back. "Anything that looked like a crystal, I picked it up and put it in my bag.".

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Car rolls into Utah reservoir while owner snaps photos. September 25, 2020 / 6:41 AM "I honestly teared up when they told me," shared Kinard, who is a resident of Maumelle and currently works as a bank branch manager.

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A man who found a 9 carat diamond in Arkansas gets to keep it, and hasn't even had it appraised. I was in complete shock," Kinard said. "I was in complete shock!". Sept. 29 (UPI) -- A team of mechanics at a Utah car dealership disassembled the dashboard of a woman's car to rescue a kitten that climbed into the inner workings of the vehicle and got stuck.

My friend had hers checked, though, so I went ahead and had them check mine, too," he recalled. Get push notifications with news, features and more.