Girl stung by scorpion hiding in fruit
May 28, 2008
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The girl was reaching for a seedless watermelon from a bin in the Wal-Mart store in her West Virginia town when she was stung on the hand, the Associated Press has reported.
The girl’s father said he did not believe his daughter when she said she blamed a scorpion for the bite, until he saw the inch-long creature scurry away.
The girl was then taken to hospital and treated. She said the pain was a little worse than a bee sting.
She was released from hospital a short time later. The scorpion was captured by store employees.
It is believed the scorpion had hitched a ride all the way from Mexico.
“This is a very rare incident. When I spoke with the store manager, she said in her 17 years she had never heard of something like this,” a Wal-Mart spokesman said.
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