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Florida's first recorded deadly bear attack kills 89-year-old man, dog
Robert Markel's daughter called 911 to report a bear attacking his dog. When first responders arrived, they found the 89-year ...
Florida bear killed after mauling death of man, dog in Collier County. What we know, May 6.
After what sounded like gunfire, FWC officials emerged from the woods with a dead bear, possibly connected to the May 5 ...
263-pound black bear broke into home, killed man and dog, Florida report says
New information on Florida’s first fatal bear attack revealed the culprit was a 263-pound black bear that broke into the ...
Florida Wildlife Officers Kill 3 Black Bears After Deadly Attack
The state’s wildlife agency will test the bears’ DNA to determine if any of them had attacked and killed an 89-year-old man.
89-year-old man and dog killed in bear attacks in Florida: Officials
The incident was reported in the area of State Road 29 and U.S. 41, just south of the Big Cypress Wildlife Management Area.
Lab tests connect black bear killed by Florida wildlife officers to fatal attack on man and his dog
Officials say lab results have connected one of three black bears killed by wildlife officers in southwest Florida to a fatal ...
FWC confirms first fatal Florida black bear attack
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has concluded its initial investigation into what is now confirmed be ...
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First Florida bear mauling death. Everything to know about the Collier County attack
Robert Markel and his dog were found mauled to death on May 5, 2025, in a black bear attack in rural Jerome in Collier County, Florida.
Florida wildlife officials kill 3 bears that may have fatally attacked man, dog near Naples
The man who died has been identified as 89-year-old Robert Markel, a long-time resident of a small community in Collier County.
Days Before Florida Considers a Bear Hunt, the State Suffers Its First Fatal Black Bear Attack
Robert Markel and his dog were killed by a black bear in Florida’s first fatal attack. FWC is set to vote on opening a bear ...
Victim’s remains found in bear following deadly attack in South Florida: FWC
The partial remains of an 89-year-old Florida man were found in one of the bears Florida Fish and Wildlife officials captured earlier this week following the first deadly bear attack in the ...
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Florida man, 89, and his dog mauled to death by black bear in state's first fatal attack
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) on Friday confirmed a man and his dog were mauled to death by a black bear in Jerome — marking the first fatal black bear attack in ...