Adam Young felt something crawling under his shirt as he tried to nap . He tried to flick it away , but was bitten several times by the bullet . Mr Young said he was in so much pain that he feared he would die . A doctor who happened to be on board insisted that the helicopter turn around . It made an emergency landing in Bogota and was met by paramedics . ben Young was rushed inside and given an anti - venom injection .
Adam Young felt something crawling under his shirt as he tried to nap . He tried to flick it away , but was stung three times by the scorpion . Mr Young said he was in so much pain that he feared he would die . A doctor who happened to be on board insisted that the plane turn around . It made an emergency landing in Bogota and was met by paramedics . Mr Young was rushed inside and given an anti-venom injection .