A New York woman’s three-week quest to dig up her own engagement diamond in an Arkansas mine is going viral all over again in May 2026, and it’s easy to see why. Micherre Fox’s story, complete with blisters, stolen shovels, and a 2.3-carat sparkler she found herself, is spreading like wildfire across Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook. She last made an appearance on The Tamron Hall Show in December 2025 to talk about her experience.
According to NPR, Fox, a 31-year-old strategy consultant from New York City, didn’t just stumble into this adventure. About two years before her diamond discovery, she decided she wanted an engagement ring with a story – one that didn’t come from a jewelry store but from the earth itself. “We’re not getting engaged until I do that,” she told her boyfriend, Trevor Ballou. “They come from the ground. What is stopping us from just getting one ourselves?”
