Airline Passenger Stung by Scorpion

A passenger was stung by a scorpion while on board a scheduled flight from San Jose in Costa Rica to Madrid in Spain.

The man, who was stung on his shoulder and a finger, was treated by a doctor traveling on the same flight, operated by Spanish carrier Iberia.

On landing at the airport in the Spanish capital, he received medicine and could return home.

“Someone must have smuggled the scorpion onto the airplane and let it out there,” an Iberia representative said. “The motive is not clear.”