73-year-old man killed in steer attack in Finley
A problem steer killed a Finley man Tuesday evening inside a pen on Haney Road.
Essel Smith, 73, was working on his own with the animal on South Haney Road east of Kennewick when the animal attacked him, said Benton County Coroner Bill Leach.
It was the second time the steer had turned violent since he got it two years earlier, he said.
Since he was alone, details about what happened are sparse, but he was discovered inside the enclosure at 6 p.m.
The animal weighed several hundred pounds and was killed after the attack.
This story was originally published January 14, 2021 at 12:53 PM.