Officials in Florida confirmed that a man and his dog found dead earlier this month were killed by a bear, a first for the state.

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 ...

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 ...

An man and his dog were mauled to death by a black bear in Jerome, Florida. The 89-year-old man's death marks the first ...

In the wake of the fatal bear attack in Jerome, the conversation around a potential bear hunt is heating up. The Florida Fish ...

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 bear attack on record. Authorities captured a ...

An 89-year-old man and his dog were killed by a black bear in Jerome, Florida. Jerome is a small, rural community located near the Big Cypress Wildlife Management Area, a known habitat for black ...

Wildlife officials have identified the bear that killed Robert Markel. Only one of the three black bears shot after Markel, of remote Jerome in Collier County, was mauled was responsible for the ...

A dog was found dead near Markel's body. Investigators also said there were signs that a bear had entered Markel's home. FWC ...

Investigators said Markel was found dead about 100 yards from his residence in Jerome, and inside the home, they found the ...