Bears sent to University of Florida for examination after 89-year-old Robert Markel of Jerome, his dog killed during attack.

A Naples home is No. 1 on the list for most expensive single-family property transfers in Collier County from April 1-30, ...

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

A tragic bear attack in Collier County left an 89-year-old man and his dog dead, prompting the Florida Fish and Wildlife ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is expected to deliver remarks Tuesday afternoon about a suspected bear ...

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 ...

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

Authorities in Collier County are investigating a tragic incident involving a bear attack that left an elderly man and his dog dead. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC ...

A Florida man, Robert Markel, was found dead near Big Cypress, potentially marking the first fatal bear attack in Florida history. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is ...