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A man and a dog were killed in a bear attack in rural Jerome, Florida on May 5, 2025. A family member reportedly called 911 ...
As FWC awaits DNA analysis of the deadly bear attack in Collier County, a neighbor from the remote community shared his experiences with bears in the area with Fox 4.
Bears sent to University of Florida for examination after 89-year-old Robert Markel of Jerome, his dog killed during attack.
The attack happened during the early morning hours on Monday in the area of State Road 29 and U.S. 41, south of the Big ...
A man and his dog were found dead in what officials are referring to as a “bear encounter” near Jerome, Florida, according to ...
Newly released 911 calls captured pleas for help after an 89-year-old man and his dog were killed by a bear in southwest ...
After Robert Markel's daughter called to report a bear had just killed her father's dog, officials found Markel's body yards ...
When Sue Story found her grandfather's dog mauled in her front yard but there was no sign of Robert Markel, she told ...
Officials released the heartbreaking 911 call from Monday's bear attack that left an 89-year-old man and his dog dead in ...
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 ...
After what sounded like gunfire, FWC officials emerged from the woods with a dead bear, possibly connected to the May 5 ...
The victim's daughter saw a bear attack the dog and then went looking for her father, who is believed to have been attacked earlier on Monday, FWC spokesperson George Reynaud said.