It's like something out of a SyFy original
creature feature! Except this happened for real!
A flight was about to depart from LAX to
Portland on Saturday night, when a woman was
stung in her seat — BY A SCORPION!
Flight attendants killed the arachnid, but it was
too late for the poor passenger who had already
been stung!
The plane returned to the gate, where the
passenger was examined by medics.
The woman seemed to be OK and forewent any
additional medical treatment — but she also
didn't get back on that plane!
After a quick check of the overhead
compartments for more creepy crawlies, the
flight went ahead as scheduled, though about an
hour late.
After deboarding in Portland, the aircraft was
thoroughly searched and no more scorpions
were found.
An Alaska Airlines spokesman said they had no
idea how the scorpion got onboard in the first
place but noted that the flight originated in
Mexico.
