FWC confirms a 263-pound male black bear killed Robert Markel in the first recorded fatal bear attack in Florida history. Three bears were killed near the scene, and necropsy results confirmed one ...

Robert Markel of Jerome, south of the Big Cypress Wildlife Management Area, likely was mauled by a bear that morning, according to his daughter, who called authorities and said she saw a bear kill ...

Florida bear attack victim dragged from ransacked camper in deadly mauling, 911 calls reveal Authorities found a wallet, pants and a T-shirt that belonged to Robert Markel, 89, and "appeared to be ...

Florida Florida man, 89, and his dog mauled to death by black bear in state's first fatal attack Robert Markel's remains were found about 100 yards from his home in Jerome ...

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 ...

Robert Markel, 89, was found dead near his trailer in Collier County, Florida, in what authorities believe to be the first fatal black bear attack recorded in the state's history.

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.

The body of Robert Markel was found shortly after the victim’s daughter witnessed a bear killing the dog around 7 a.m. in a remote part of Collier County near Everglades City.

In early May 2025, 89-year-old Robert Markel and his dog were killed by a black bear in Florida. This incident marked the ...

An 89-year-old Florida man believed to have been killed by a bear has been identified as Robert Markel. His body was found shortly after his daughter reported that she witnessed a bear kill Markel ...

Two bear attacks in Florida were reported in the area of State Road 29 and U.S. 41, ... The victim was identified as Robert Markel, a longtime resident of the Jerome area.

When Sue Story found her grandfather's dog being mauled in her front yard and no sign of Robert Markel, she told authorities something was not right.. According to an incident report from the ...