The incident may be the first fata bear attack on record in Florida. Has a black bear ever attacked or killed anyone in New ...

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 ...

An 89-year-old man and his dog were killed in a suspected black bear attack in Jerome, Florida. The incident is potentially Florida's first ever fatal ... the mill was the largest steam-powered ...

The FWC said Markel's remains were found in a male black bear they captured and euthanized after the tragic incident occurred ...