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Scorpion sting delays Oregon State basketball team’s flight

BySam Richmond|
Jan 17, 2015; Pullman, WA, USA; Oregon State Beavers guard Gary Payton II (1) talks with Oregon State Beavers head coach Wayne Tinkle during a game against the Washington State Cougars at Wallis Beasley Performing Arts Coliseum. The Beaver won 62-47. Mandatory Credit: James Snook-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 17, 2015; Pullman, WA, USA; Oregon State Beavers guard Gary Payton II (1) talks with Oregon State Beavers head coach Wayne Tinkle during a game against the Washington State Cougars at Wallis Beasley Performing Arts Coliseum. The Beaver won 62-47. Mandatory Credit: James Snook-USA TODAY Sports

A scorpion sting forced a place carrying the Oregon State basketball team to return to the gate on Saturday night.

Valentine’s Day 2015 was not kind to the Oregon State basketball team.

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First, the team suffered a tough 68-55 loss to USC, in a game the Beavers entered the break with a lead and we’re outscored 42-27 in the second half.

Then, the team’s plane leaving LAX was forced to return to the gate because a scorpion on board bit a woman. No, we’re not joking.

The scorpion found its way on the plane via a carry-on bag of a passenger who had been to Mexico, according to the Oregonian.

Oregon State coach Wayne Tinkle was sitting two rows behind the passenger who was stung. He spoke to ESPN about the incident, saying the woman handled the sting well.

"“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.”"

Coach Tinkle was just two rows behind the woman that was stung. Paramedics have just come aboard. pic.twitter.com/BPWQjkoxVi

The Oregonian is also reporting that the scorpion was first spotted on a male passenger.

The condition of the woman stung is not yet known.

The flight was delayed a half-hour,  yet ultimately landed at PDX with further more issues.

Yep, that’s one way to spend your Valentine’s Day.

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