Alska Flight

The crew promptly contacted the control tower to raise an alarm about their situation and all 180 passengers were evacuated.

All Jeff Ellis could do was wait as he sat terrified 30,000 feet in the air staring at the wriggling scorpion that stung him on a flight to Alaska.He repeated to himself that a doctor said he'd be fine -- probably.Ellis, of Portland, Oregon, first had to wait 30 minutes to see whether he succumbed to anaphylactic shock."In the movies, scorpions kil...

The crew promptly contacted the control tower to raise an alarm about their situation and all 180 passengers were evacuated.

All Jeff Ellis could do was wait as he sat terrified 30,000 feet in the air staring at the wriggling scorpion that stung him on a flight to Alaska.He repeated to himself that a doctor said he'd be fine -- probably.Ellis, of Portland, Oregon, first had to wait 30 minutes to see whether he succumbed to anaphylactic shock."In the movies, scorpions kil...