Southwest Airlines Passenger Stung by Stowaway Scorpion
Jul 22, 2009, 10:42 am
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Southwest Airlines Passenger Stung by Stowaway Scorpion
"PHOENIX, Ariz. -- A passenger on a Southwest Airlines flight got quite a surprise at the end of his flight -- a toxic scorpion dropped down and stung him.
Doug Herbstommer had flown from Phoenix to Indianapolis. He said he saw something drop from above, and thought it was a seat belt."
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Based on older Flyertalk threads, it looks like this sort of event is not all that uncommon:
Scorpian bites man repeatedly on plane to Vermont
Scorpion Bites Man in AKL
Scorpion Boards Pants and Stings Passenger En Route to LOS
Scorpion StingsMexico-UK Passenger On Arrival
Jul 22, 2009, 10:59 am
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"PHOENIX, Ariz. -- A passenger on a Southwest Airlines flight got quite a surprise at the end of his flight -- a toxic scorpion dropped down and stung him.
Doug Herbstommer had flown from Phoenix to Indianapolis. He said he saw something drop from above, and thought it was a seat belt."
Full story
Based on older Flyertalk threads, it looks like this sort of event is not all that uncommon:
Scorpian bites man repeatedly on plane to Vermont
Scorpion Bites Man in AKL
Scorpion Boards Pants and Stings Passenger En Route to LOS
Scorpion StingsMexico-UK Passenger On Arrival
It probably got on board with somebody's luggage. I have seen a scorpion or two in a hotel. It's a long hike for a scorpion all the way across the tarmac.
When I was little and was in boarding school, I took out a fresh pair of shorts from my locker to get dressed. As I was ready to step into the shorts, one leg at a time, I saw a scorpion right where my crotch would have been if I had put them on.
Being stung by a scorpion there would not have been very nice.
Jul 22, 2009, 4:12 pm
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Ah, alliteration.
Jul 23, 2009, 5:36 am
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