Julio Jones' $100G earring lost in Davy Jones' locker
Atlanta Falcons star learns the hard way that diamonds aren't always forever
An NFL star's diamond earring valued at more than $100,000 is now presumed lost on the murky bottom of a Georgia lake.
WXIA-TV reported Tuesday that Atlanta Falcons star wide receiver Julio Jones lost it when he hit a boat wake and took a spill while jet skiing in Lake Lanier 80 kilometres outside Atlanta.
He resurfaced but his pricey earring didn't.
SCUBA divers have been searching the lake bottom, hoping to capture a flashlight's reflection off the jewelry amid old trees that have been submerged since the man-made lake's creation in the 1950s.
So far, no luck.
But if Twitter is any indication, there are a lot of people willing to look for it.
Who's trying to go to Lake Lanier and get Julio Jones' earring? We're gonna get paid.
—@hood_goatIf Julio Jones told me that I could keep the $100,000 earring that fell in the lake... <a href="https://t.co/MtYGowG31u">pic.twitter.com/MtYGowG31u</a>
—@JQuastoMe going to Lake Lanier to find Julio Jones $100k earring <a href="https://t.co/NFnWgZRdUx">pic.twitter.com/NFnWgZRdUx</a>
—@40oztoTonyMe going after Julio Jones earring. <a href="https://t.co/yLjux3lxYe">pic.twitter.com/yLjux3lxYe</a>
—@TheAuburnJokes
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