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 ...

Bears sent to University of Florida for examination after 89-year-old Robert Markel of Jerome, his dog killed during attack.

The last documented black bear attack in Collier County happened Jan. 9, 2018, when a black bear attacked a man in his North ...

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

On May 5, a bear apparently mauled a Collier County man and his dog to death. Has this happened before? How can you protect ...

Tyson Matthews, public information officer for the FWC, said that if the ongoing investigation confirms that the victim’s ...

An 89-year-old man and his dog were killed in Collier County in Florida's first fatal bear attack. How common are attacks in Florida, Pensacola.

Authorities in Collier County are investigating a tragic incident involving a bear attack that left an elderly man and his ...

FWC says a bear attacked a man and his dog near Jerome on Monday morning. It's telling people to avoid the area.

Florida Fish and Wildlife Officers are investigating after a man and his dog were found dead, believed to be victims of a ...

JEROME, Fla. (Gray News) – A man and a dog were found dead in Florida Monday morning after a suspected bear attack. The Collier County Sheriff’s Office received calls around 7 a.m. for reports of a ...