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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 ...
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 ...
Massive black bear mauls elderly Florida man and his dog to death — in the state’s first deadly attack on record
A massive black bear, weighing close to 300 pounds, mauled to death an 89-year-old Florida man and his faithful dog — the ...
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Elderly man, 89, and his dog killed in first-ever brutal black bear attack in Florida
The FWC said Markel's remains were found in a male black bear they captured and euthanized after the tragic incident occurred ...
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 ...
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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 ...
Lab tests connect black bear to fatal attack on man and his dog
A 263-pound male bear that was killed by wildlife officials contained the partial remains of 89-year-old Robert Markel, ...
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.
263-pound black bear broke into home, killed man and dog, Florida report says
New information on Florida’s first fatal bear attack revealed the culprit was a 263-pound black bear that broke into the ...
FWC confirms first fatal Florida black bear attack
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has concluded its initial investigation into what is now confirmed be ...
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First Florida bear mauling death. Everything to know about the Collier County attack
An elderly man and his dog were killed in a black bear attack in the unincorporated Collier County community of Jerome, Florida, on May 5. Robert Markel's granddaughter reportedly called 911 at 7: ...
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It was a 263-pound male bear that killed 89-year-old Robert Markel of Jerome in Collier
FWC confirms a 263-pound male black bear killed Robert Markel in the first recorded fatal bear attack in Florida history. Three bears were killed near the scene, and necropsy results confirmed one ...