Robert Markel’s granddaughter called 911 the morning of May 5, after seeing a 263-pound bear killing her dad’s dog.

The partial remains of an 89 year-old Florida man were found in one of the bears Florida Fish and Wildlife officials captured ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has identified both the victim and the bear involved in the first ...

AN 89-year-old man and his beloved dog were mauled to death in a horrifying black bear attack in southwest Florida that led ...

An 89-year-old Florida man and his dog were killed in a suspected bear attack, with lab tests confirming a 263-pound black bear had human remains and the dog's DNA.

Investigators said the remains of 89-year-old Robert Markel were found about 100 yards from his home in rural Jerome. They ...

Lab results have connected one of three black bears killed by wildlife officers in southwest Florida to a fatal attack on a man and his dog a day earlier, officials said Friday.

The FWC said Markel's remains were found in a male black bear they captured and euthanized after the tragic incident occurred ...

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Necropsy results revealed that a 263-pound black bear contained the partial remains of 89-year-old Robert Markel, and a preliminary autopsy found that Markel’s cause of death was consistent with a ...