A passenger at Boston Logan was stung by a scorpion yesterday while retrieving her luggage in the baggage claim area of customs, according to police.

A 40-year-old woman was taken to a hospital Sunday night after a scorpion stung her while she was retrieving her luggage at the baggage claim area at Boston Logan International Airport. Boston Emergency Medical Services took the woman to an area hospital by ambulance just before 7 p.m., they said in a statement to NBC News.

A scorpion stung a woman at Logan Airport in Boston Sunday night, according to Massachusetts State Police. Sgt. Gregory Jones said the 40-year-old woman was getting luggage in the baggage claim area of customs at the international terminal when she was stung around 7:30 p.