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It was a 263-pound male bear that killed 89-year-old Robert Markel of Jerome in Collier
DNA, necropsy results show that just one of three bears shot by wildlife officials was responsible for fatally mauling Robert ...
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Florida confirms first deadly black bear attack in state history
Officials in Florida confirmed that a man and his dog found dead earlier this month were killed by a bear, a first for the ...
Rules for Florida proposed bear hunt: ‘It’s going to be a massacre’
Florida released proposed rules Wednesday for an annual hunt of the state’s largest land mammal, the black bear, but bear ...
89 year-old’s remains found in bear after deadly attack in Florida
The partial remains of an 89 year-old Florida man were found in one of the bears Florida Fish and Wildlife officials captured ...
Florida bear attack victim dragged from camper in deadly mauling, 911 calls reveal
When Sue Story found her father's dog mauled in yard with no sign of Robert Markel, she told authorities something was off.
Man, 89, Confirmed as First Victim of Fatal Black Bear Attack in Florida History After Remains Found Inside Animal
An 89-year-old man and his dog have died in a black bear attack in southwest Florida, marking the first confirmed fatal ...
Florida man, 89, and his dog mauled to death by black bear in state's first fatal attack
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 ...
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89-year-old man killed in Florida's first deadly black bear attack, FWC confirms
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has identified both the victim and the bear involved in the first ...
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Hungry Bears In Florida And Wyoming
An 89-year-old man, Robert Markel, and his dog were attacked in his camping trailer near the village of Jerome. The attack ...
Massive black bear mauls elderly Florida man and his dog to death — in the state’s first deadly attack on record
Robert Markel's granddaughter called 911 the morning of May 5, after seeing a 263-pound bear killing her dad's dog.
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Bear attack victim dragged from ransacked camper in deadly mauling, 911 calls reveal
When Sue Story found her father's dog mauled in her front yard but there was no sign of Robert Markel, she told authorities ...
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Florida man, 89, and his dog mauled to death by black bear in state's first fatal attack
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) on Friday confirmed a man and his dog were mauled to death by a black bear in Jerome — marking the first fatal black bear attack in ...