MURFREESBORO, Ark. ( KAIT /Gray News) - A family found a 2.79-carat diamond while on a birthday trip.

A birthday trip to Arkansas turned out to be a real gem for an Oklahoma family. (Crater of Diamonds State Park)

Raynae Madison and her family traveled from Cookson, Oklahoma, to Arkansas to celebrate her nephew’s birthday.

During their visit, they decided to make a stop at the Crater of Diamonds State Park in Murfreesboro, Arkansas.

The family bought beach digging tools and sifters from a dollar store and started digging near the park’s Prospector Trailhead.

After digging and sifting through a few bucketfuls of dirt and rocks, Madison noticed “an unusual oblong, shiny stone.”

“At first I thought it looked really neat, but I wasn’t sure what it was,” she said. “I honestly thought

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