Scorpion stings passenger in-flight on Southwest

In what would be a travel nightmare to most people, Doug Herbstommer is taking a scorpio incident in good spirits. On his way from Phoenix to Indianapolis, he was stung by the creature, which had made its way onto the flight. Herbstommer saw something drop from above, thought it was a seatbelt, and when he felt something crawling up his leg and went to brush it off, it stung him between his fingers. It was an Arizona Bark scorpion whose stings rarely cause death. Later, more baby scorpions, both alive and dead, were found in Herbstommer’s carry-on luggage in the overhead compartment and killed. The plane was fumigated as a precaution. As you can imagine, the other passengers were riled up.

– Jen Leo, Los Angeles Times Travel & Deal blogger

Video: YouTube’s “Scorpion Boards Plane, Stings Passenger.” Credit: Associated Press

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