Man chugs vodka at airport security
Thursday Dec 13 16:00 AEDT
By ninemsn staff
A German man nearly died of alcohol poisoning after sculling a litre of vodka at an airport security check point.
The 64-year old was changing planes in Nuremberg after holidaying in Egypt where he purchased the vodka. Airport security told him he could not take the bottle on board his flight to Dresden.
Nuremberg airport, like many others around the world, doesn't allows passengers to carry large amounts of liquid onto a plane. Given the option of either throwing the vodka away or paying an extra fee to have it put onto the plane, the man drank the entire bottle dry in a matter of minutes.
Police said he was soon unable to stand and a doctor was called to treat him. He was later taken to a nearby hospital and officials said he should be able to complete his journey home in the next few days.
