Lab results have connected one of three black bears killed by wildlife officers in southwest Florida to a fatal attack on a ...

The partial remains of an 89 year-old Florida man were found in one of the bears Florida Fish and Wildlife officials captured ...

Investigators said the remains of 89-year-old Robert Markel were found about 100 yards from his home in rural Jerome. They ...

An 89-year-old man and his dog have died in a black bear attack in southwest Florida, marking the first confirmed fatal ...

JEROME, Fla. (WWSB) - Evidence and DNA collected from a black bear killed this week has confirmed it was the animal that killed a Collier County man and his dog, state wildlife officials said.

FWC has confirmed the DNA from the three bears killed were at the scene of the fatal attack. The agency says one bear had some of the victim's remains in it.

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

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission announced Friday that a bear killed a man during an attack on Monday, ...

The BriefThe Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) says the remains of one of the three black bears killed ...

On Monday, 89-year-old Robert Markel was found dead about 100 yards from his Jerome, Florida home with injuries "indicating a ...

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

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 ...