How a girl stealing a rock from a national park became a sweet lesson for others

Park rangers at Great Smoky Mountains National Park received an unexpected hand-written letter with a heart-shaped rock from a former visitor.

A young girl named Karina wrote that she had visited Tom Branch Falls, located in Swain County, North Carolina, inside the national park, and"loved it so much" that she kept a small rock as a keepsake. "It's pretty simple -- anything in the park, stays in the park," Snow explained."It's shared by all of us and it should stay there."

The rangers from the North Carolina park didn't have further information about Karina since the note had no return address, but they did share a response for the unidentified visitor on Facebook.

Trying to get a pat on the back...some people cannot quietly right a wrong...I’ll bet the parents are in on this.

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This girl's parents are doing a good job raising her.

Good parenting.

? Lock her up! Oh wait, a child, put in detention center.

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1 rock from every trail I have hiked. And a lot of those were with a NPS Ranger who says if everyone took a rock, there would still be a lot of rocks left. 🙄

Federal authorities tracked the letter back to the young lady’s home, determined that she was brown, and detained her at an ICE facility in Brownsville where she’ll drink from a toilet for a month before authorities realize she’s a US citizen and release her onto the streets.

Finally an abc story without the phrase “assault rifle” in it. What is an assault rifle anyway?

7NY The FBI will investigate and ICE will see if she needs to be deported for her heinous crime NewAmerica

Throw the book at her. We need to do something about these klepto-kids once and for all.

I'm glad it was returned before an inventory of rocks was taken

Parents who are teaching their children to right a wrong. This is great!!

Nice story. Always wanted to go to the Great Mountains National Park.

Just wish we knew what kind they are or who they came from.....🤪

What's she apologizing for? The oil & gas industry is stealing huge swathes of our national parks & other protected lands from the American people -- with Trump's help.

She realized that there was far more (social media) value in returning the rock with a cute letter than just keeping it on a shelf. Attention is the coin of the realm.

sounds like it was her mum's idea

Awww she's forgiven 🙂🙂🙂

Should be send to Gitmo.

Lock her up!

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