After what sounded like gunfire, FWC officials emerged from the woods with a dead bear, possibly connected to the May 5 ...

After Robert Markel's daughter called to report a bear had just killed her father's dog, officials found Markel's body yards ...

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 ...

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

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.

After Robert Markel's daughter called to report a bear had just killed her father's dog, officials found Markel's body yards away.

A Florida man was found dead in the woods near Big Cypress Wildlife Management Area in Collier County on Monday, May 5, apparently mauled by a bear. Wildlife officials were called to the scene ...

The last documented black bear attack in Collier County happened Jan. 9, 2018, when a black bear attacked a man in his North Naples yard. The man was letting his dog outside when it growled ...

A Florida man, Robert Markel, was found dead near Big Cypress, potentially marking the first fatal bear attack in Florida history. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is ...

As FWC awaits DNA analysis of the deadly bear attack in Collier County, a neighbor from the remote community shared his ...

For a list of bear encounters in the state, which dates back to 2006, visit this link. One attack happened in Lee County in Fort Myers on July 19, 2009, and another two happened in Collier County.