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During a single week this month, two people were killed by wildlife in Florida. The first was Robert Markel, who was killed ...
Robert Markel's daughter called 911 to report a bear attacking his dog. When first responders arrived, they found the 89-year ...
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 fatality attributed to a black bear in state history.
Robert Markel's granddaughter told authorities she saw a bear maul ... pants and a T-shirt that "appeared to be saturated in blood." When officers with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation ...
Officials in Florida confirmed that a man and his dog found dead earlier this month were killed by a bear, a first for the ...
A massive black bear, weighing close to 300 pounds, is believed to have recently mauled to death an 89-year-old Florida man and his faithful dog — the first such killing in state history. Robert ...
An 89-year-old Florida man believed to have been killed by a bear has been identified as Robert Markel. His body was found shortly after his daughter reported that she witnessed a bear kill Markel’s ...
On Friday, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) officials said preliminary findings confirmed that a 263-pound male bear contained the remains of Robert Markel, a Florida resident ...
Officials say lab results have connected one of three black bears killed by wildlife officers in southwest Florida to a fatal ...
A decade after the last state-sanctioned hunt had to be cut short because so many bears were killed, Florida says it’s time for another one.
Robert Markel, 89, was found dead near his trailer in Collier County, Florida, in what authorities believe to be the first fatal black bear attack recorded in the state's history. Three bears have ...
Robert Markel's granddaughter told authorities she ... When officers with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission arrived, they found Markel's body approximately 100 yards from ...