DNA, necropsy results show that just one of three bears shot by wildlife officials was responsible for fatally mauling Robert ...

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 ...

For the first time in Florida’s history a person died as the result of a black bear attack. After investigating the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission confirmed in a release that Robert ...

Officials say lab results have connected one of three black bears killed by wildlife officers in southwest Florida to a fatal ...

Necropsy results of the 263-pound male bear revealed that partial remains of 89-year-old Robert Markel were found inside the animal, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said.

In a press release on Friday, FWC officials said preliminary findings confirmed that a 263-pound male bear contained the remains of Robert Markel, a longtime Collier County resident who was found ...

Deputies with the CCSO say family members reported 89-year-old Robert Markel missing from his home, where signs indicate a bear may have recently been lurking on the property. FWC reported ...

A massive black bear, weighing close to 300 pounds, mauled to death an 89-year-old Florida man and his faithful dog — the first deadly attack in Sunshine State history. Robert Markel’s ...

An elderly man and his dog have died in a black bear attack in southwest Florida ... were called to the home of 89-year-old Robert Markel in Jerome, Fla. — a rural unincorporated community ...

The male bear tested negative for rabies, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said May 9. The morning of May 5, the daughter of 89-year-old Robert Markel saw a bear attack the ...