Police in an Oklahoma town confirmed Monday that a farmer was killed by his own water buffalo last week. Are water buffalo common in Oklahoma? A look at the animals following deadly attack in Jones

"His farm was his dream, and I had the privilege of helping him with it for a little while," girlfriend Jennifer Green said in a statement.

Oklahoma farmer Bradley McMichael died after being attacked by two water buffaloes he bought at a livestock auction just a day earlier, according to police.