Scorpion Stung Woman on Flight about to take off from LA to Portland

The woman reported being stung on the hand, and the plane returned to the gate, where she was checked by medical personnel but declined further treatment.

The stung woman was two rows in front of Mr Tinkle, according to ESPN. 

 

The plane was also carrying the University of Portland's women's basketball team and Oregonian reporter Tyson Alger. 

 

He posted on his Twitter account that the scorpion first landed on a man's shoulder before it was flicked towards the woman and stung her.

 

"The plane was coming from Mexico before us, and [the scorpion] was on the plane,'' Tinkle said.

"The woman was a real champ. She acted like it was a mosquito bite. They got it off her but the needle was stuck."

Alaska Airlines stated that flight attendants killed the scorpion before maintenance staff checked the plane's overhead bins. The airline planned to have an exterminator "thoroughly check the plane" once the flight arrived in Portland.