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Victim’s remains found in bear following deadly attack in Florida: Police
The partial remains of an 89-year-old Florida man were found in one of the bears Florida Fish and Wildlife officials captured ...
Black bears are found throughout Florida. Where they're often spotted, how to avoid them
Wild bears are found in almost half of Florida. Here are the most frequent areas for sightings and how to avoid meeting up ...
Massive black bear mauls elderly Florida man and his dog to death — in the state’s first deadly attack on record
A massive black bear, weighing close to 300 pounds, mauled to death an 89-year-old Florida man and his faithful dog — the ...
Lab tests connect black bear killed by Florida wildlife officers to fatal attack on man and his dog
Officials say lab results have connected one of three black bears killed by wildlife officers in southwest Florida to a fatal ...
263-pound black bear broke into home, killed man and dog, Florida report says
New information on Florida’s first fatal bear attack revealed the culprit was a 263-pound black bear that broke into the ...
Florida bear attack victim dragged from camper in deadly mauling, 911 calls reveal
When Sue Story found her father's dog mauled in yard with no sign of Robert Markel, she told authorities something was off.
Florida man, 89, and his dog mauled to death by black bear in state's first fatal attack
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 ...
Florida bear killed after mauling death of man, dog in Collier County. What we know, May 6.
After what sounded like gunfire, FWC officials emerged from the woods with a dead bear, possibly connected to the May 5 ...
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Florida officials release grisly details of the first fatal bear attack in state history
Investigators said the remains of 89-year-old Robert Markel were found about 100 yards from his home in rural Jerome. They ...
FWC confirms first fatal Florida black bear attack
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has concluded its initial investigation into what is now confirmed be ...
Florida Wildlife Officers Kill 3 Black Bears After Deadly Attack
The state’s wildlife agency will test the bears’ DNA to determine if any of them had attacked and killed an 89-year-old man.
Florida man, dog killed in suspected black bear attack in Collier County, officials say
The attack occurred in a rural area east of Naples, just south of Big Cypress Wildlife Management Area, authorities said.