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

Florida Fish and Wildlife is investigating after a man and a dog died in a suspected black bear attack on May 5, 2025,  just ...

A man and dog were killed in a black bear attack May 5, 2025 in Collier County, Florida. It's the second bear attack this ...

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 ...

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The attack occurred in a rural area east of Naples, just south of Big Cypress Wildlife Management Area, authorities said.

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

It was the second reported bear attack in Florida this year, and it isn't the first time bears have been spotted in Collier County this year. A mother bear and her three cubs were spotted Jan. 31.

In Naples, the year before, and most recently, on Jan. 9, 2018, involving and adult female bear with her young. The bear caught by FWC will have its DNA sent to the University of Florida for ...

An elderly man and his dog were killed in a black bear attack in the unincorporated Collier County community of Jerome, Florida, on May 5. Robert Markel's daughter reportedly called 911 at 7:15 a ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, along with Collier County Sheriff's Office, responded to a call early May 5 about a bear mauling a man and his dog in the tiny, remote area ...