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.

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.

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, Florida.

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

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

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

Florida Fish and Wildlife is investigating after a man and a dog died in a suspected black bear attack on May 5, 2025, just south of the Big Cypress Wildlife Management Area in Collier County.

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

For the first time in recorded Florida history, a black bear has killed a human, and officials are working to find the bear, with three already taken for DNA analysis. The Florida Fish and Wildlife ...

A Gulf Breeze man was attacked by a black bear while attempting to protect his dog two weeks, and two weeks ago an 89-year-old man and his dog were killed by a bear in Collier County. Black bear ...