Oklahoma Livestock Farmer Killed By Water Buffaloes He Purchased Just One Day Before Fatal Attack

A Jones, Oklahoma, husbandman was attacked and killed by a brace of h2o buffaloes he acquired astatine a livestock auction conscionable a time earlier, according to police.

The Jones Police Department said Monday that officers responded to an emergency telephone conscionable aft 10:30 p.m. connected Friday, regarding an individual who was attacked by h2o buffalo astatine a farm.

When first responders arrived, they were incapable to scope nan victim, later identified arsenic Bradley McMichael, because of nan fierce behaviour of a h2o buffalo.

In bid to let safe entree to McMichael, officials changeable and killed 1 of nan h2o buffalo.

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FILE – A husbandman successful Oklahoma sustained aggregate lacerations to his assemblage from h2o buffaloes he purchased a time earlier he was attacked by nan animals connected July 11, 2025. (Fabian Sommer/picture confederation via Getty Images)

The officers past gained introduction to nan segment and discovered that McMichaels had sustained aggregate heavy lacerations that proved to beryllium fatal.

When investigators were processing nan scene, a 2nd water buffalo started to go much and much agitated and began to airs a threat to emergency personnel.

Police said nan 2nd animal was killed to guarantee everyone connected nan segment was safe.

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A preliminary investigation wished that nan 2 h2o buffaloes were responsible for nan fatal injuries McMichael sustained.

Investigators besides learned McMichael purchased nan 2 h2o buffaloes astatine a livestock auction connected July 10, conscionable a time earlier he was killed.

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FILE – An Oklahoma man was attacked by 2 recently acquired h2o buffaloes connected his workplace connected July 11, 2025. (Michael Bahlo/picture confederation via Getty Image)

Detectives fishy McMichael became trapped wrong nan h2o buffalo enclosure while he was tending to his caller animals.

Amy Smith, McMichael’s ex-wife, told television position KFOR  his passion was caring for livestock.

"The cattle farming, that’s his thing," Smith told nan station. "He’s been present his full life, and he’s done that his full life.

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"So, he’s an knowledgeable cattle handler and a farmer," she added.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.