[HIGHLIGHTS] He is 7 years old and found a 14-carat sapphire lying meters from his house

Riley Betteridge, 7, found a 14.5-carat sapphire 200 meters from his home in Queensland, Australia. His parents, Matt and Amber, run a specialist company, Betteridge Sapphires, located in the heart of the mining region of the state of Queensland.

A TikTok video shows the exact moment the boy finds the gemstone and astonishes his parents. The gemstone appears to have no internal fractures and could be worth up to $10,000.