DALLAS (AP) _ Authorities have recaptured a nearly 1,000-pound steer that briefly escaped captivity at the State Fair of Texas and led city police on a chase amid fairgoers.
The 1-year-old animal traveled about 1,300 feet before it was corralled. A Central Texas teenager had brought the bovine to be shown at a livestock competition this week.
The fair’s vice president of agriculture and livestock says the steer was being bathed in the cattle barn when a loud noise scared it.
Several Dallas police officers and animal handlers chased it through the fair while warning patrons to stay away.
The escape lasted about 10 minutes.