When Sue Story found her father's dog mauled in her front yard but there was no sign of Robert Markel, she told authorities something was off.

In early May 2025, 89-year-old Robert Markel and his dog were killed by a black bear in Florida. This incident marked the ...

Kylie Nelson and her son were taking a morning beach walk on May 30 when they spotted the bear taking a dip, according to ...

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.

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 ...

A 263-pound male bear that was killed by wildlife officials contained the partial remains of 89-year-old Robert Markel, authorities say. A black bear walks between two homes at the Springs ...

Wildlife officials have identified the bear that killed Robert Markel. Only one of the three black bears shot after Markel, of remote Jerome in Collier County, was mauled was responsible for the ...

Robert Markel, 89, was found dead alongside his dog at his home near the quiet community of Jerome in Collier County. Authorities were alerted to the chilling scene shortly after 7am on Monday ...

During a single week this month, two people were killed by wildlife in Florida. The first was Robert Markel, who was killed by a black bear in Collier County. The second was Cynthia Diekema, who was ...

Investigators said the remains of 89-year-old Robert Markel were found about 100 yards from his home in rural Jerome. They found evidence that “a physical encounter” occurred between a bear an ...

COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. (WINK) – Wildlife officials in Florida are working to find the bear, or bears, behind an attack that killed an 89-year-old man and his dog Monday morning. The 911 calls from ...

FWC confirmed that DNA from one of three bears killed in the area matched the bear that attacked 89-year-old Robert Markel and his dog. FWC also confirmed that the bear entered Markel's camper.