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Elderly man, 89, and his dog killed in brutal black bear attack in Florida as lab workers make grisly discovery
AN 89-year-old man and his beloved dog were mauled to death in a horrifying black bear attack in southwest Florida that led ...
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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 ...
Gruesome discovery in case of elderly man and his dog brutally killed in Florida bear attack
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.
It was a 263-pound male bear that killed 89-year-old Robert Markel of Jerome in Collier
DNA, necropsy results show that just one of three bears shot by wildlife officials was responsible for fatally mauling Robert ...
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Lab tests connect bear killed by FWC officers to fatal attack on Collier man and his dog
Necropsy results revealed that a 263-pound black bear contained the partial remains of 89-year-old Robert Markel, and a ...
89 year-old’s remains found in bear after deadly attack in Florida
The partial remains of an 89 year-old Florida man were found in one of the bears Florida Fish and Wildlife officials captured ...
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 ...
Despite strong opposition to Florida bear hunt, controversial FWC draft plan expected soon
The plan for a Florida bear hunt was well in the works before the fatal attack of a Collier County man. An early draft of ...
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Bears in Alabama? They're few, protected, and tracked with your help. Here's what to know
Alabama’s black bear population is under 500. Sightings help track their movement. Bears are protected, and conflicts are ...
Massive black bear mauls elderly Florida man and his dog to death — in the state’s first deadly attack on record
Robert Markel's granddaughter called 911 the morning of May 5, after seeing a 263-pound bear killing her dad's dog.
Man, 89, Confirmed as First Victim of Fatal Black Bear Attack in Florida History After Remains Found Inside Animal
An 89-year-old man and his dog have died in a black bear attack in southwest Florida, marking the first confirmed fatal ...
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89-year-old man killed in Florida's first deadly black bear attack, FWC confirms
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has identified both the victim and the bear involved in the first ...