In a rare tragedy, a young woman has died after being stung by a scorpion while helping out with the reforestation program in the Primavera Forest.
Jessica Daniela Bernal Espinoza, 19, was stung while planting trees. She was taken to the Green Cross in Zapopan but died of acute pulmonary edema on Tuesday.
While scorpion stings are common here, they are rarely deadly. Of the 200,000-plus stings reported each year in Mexico, less than one percent result in fatalities.
Jalisco is often the state with the highest annual tally of scorpion stings and the months of May and June are considered peak season. Although rare in Guadalajara, alacranes are a particularly common sight in the lakeside area.
Scorpions are shy, nocturnal creatures which only attack humans if they feel threatened. Daytime stings usually happen when they are disturbed in the cool, dark places where they tend to hide.
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