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FeaturesFebruary 16, 2015

LOS ANGELES -- A scorpion stung a woman on the hand before her flight from Los Angeles to Portland. The flight was taxiing on the runway Saturday when the passenger was stung. The plane returned to the gate, and the woman was checked by medics. She refused additional treatment, but she didn't get back on the plane. Flight attendants killed the scorpion and checked overhead compartments for any others...

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LOS ANGELES -- A scorpion stung a woman on the hand before her flight from Los Angeles to Portland. The flight was taxiing on the runway Saturday when the passenger was stung. The plane returned to the gate, and the woman was checked by medics. She refused additional treatment, but she didn't get back on the plane. Flight attendants killed the scorpion and checked overhead compartments for any others.

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