A dog came across a diamond worth over $18,000 along a country road in the village of Brattleby, Lincolnshire, England.

On December 23, the dog owner Allan Bell, 75, a retired lorry driver, was taking his dogs Rosie and Dylan on a walk.

Suddenly, Rosie got scent of something and went sniffing for the gem under the edge. Mr. Bell mentioned that Rosie was digging for about 10 minutes before dragging a package, which was attached to an orange parachute.
This missing gem had been shot into space in a helium balloon for promotion by online diamond retailer 77 Diamonds on August 7.

In a high-profile advertising campaign, the retailer attached a box containing a 1.14 carat diamond to the balloon.

The balloon was supposed to pop when it reached 100,000 feet and descend back to earth. The diamond was placed in a package with a GPS signal attached, which was supposed to help in finding the gem when it would fall back to earth.

However on the descent, the GPS unit attached to the package containing the diamond stopped working and the stone was lost.

According to Daily mail, the retired trucker and his wife, Pat Bell, are celebrating their silver anniversary. They have planned to sell the diamond and go on a Mediterranean cruise.