Passenger Back From Trip Stung By Scorpion

A scorpion that had stowed away on a flight from Mexico stung a woman as she passed through customs at Kennedy Airport.

Rafaela Sanchez, 26, of New York was in stable condition at a hospital Friday.

The sting was not considered life-threatening.

The poisonous, 2-inch scorpion stung Sanchez on her left side and her collarbone upon her return from a vacation in Mexico.

“I put my jacket on when we were leaving the plane, and some time passed,” she said. “I felt the first bite when we arrived at customs.”

Doctors had to call the Arizona Poison Control Center in Phoenix for advice.