Bears sent to University of Florida for examination after 89-year-old Robert Markel of Jerome, his dog killed during attack.

An 89-year-old Florida man believed to have been killed by a bear has been identified as Robert Markel. His body was found ...

Robert Markel's daughter called to report a bear had just killed her father's dog, officials found Markel's body yards away.

When Sue Story found her father's dog mauled in her front yard but there was no sign of Robert Markel, she told authorities ...

A man and a dog were killed in a bear attack in rural Jerome, Florida on May 5, 2025. A family member reportedly called 911 ...

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 ...

After what sounded like gunfire, FWC officials emerged from the woods with a dead bear, possibly connected to the May 5 ...

The man who died has been identified as 89-year-old Robert Markel, a long-time resident of a small community in Collier County.

The man who died has been identified as 89-year-old Robert Markel, a long-time resident of a small community in Collier ...

Robert Markel's daughter called 911 to report a bear attacking his dog. When first responders arrived, they found the 89-year-old's body nearby.

Florida’s black bears, which were once threatened, have increasingly wandered into neighbourhoods in recent years, especially ...

The man killed in Florida's first recorded deadly bear attack has been identified as 89-year-old Robert Markel of Jerome, ...