Steer escapes at Adelaide Show A STEER has calmed down and will soon return to rural South Australia, after charging through crowds at the Royal Adelaide Show and hitting several people. The animal broke free when it was being unloaded from a truck late on Tuesday afternoon, jumped some fences, ran through the grounds and out through an entrance. A 68-year-old man and a young boy were taken to hospital with minor injuries. Police say they found the steer strapped to a light pole after it had been on the loose for about two minutes. The Chairman of the beef cattle committee, Jock Goss, said hundreds of animals were unloaded every year and "very rarely something like this happens." "No doubt, it could have been a lot worse," he told ABC radio on Wednesday. He said the steer must have got a bit of a fright, probably when travelling on the truck, and took flight when the gate was opened. He understood the injured man was a staff member and praised young handlers in the cattle shed who eventually caught the steer. "I have heard he is a lot calmer this morning," Mr Goss said. The incident will be investigated, he added.