Partial remains belong to victim of state's first fatal black bear attack, FWC confirms

Man, 89, Confirmed as First Victim of Fatal Black Bear Attack in Florida History After Remains Found Inside Animal

An elderly man and his dog have died in a black bear attack in southwest Florida, officials saidGetty An American black bear photographed in Florida.An 89-year-old man and his dog have died in a black bear attack in southwest Florida, marking the first confirmed fatal attack in the state's historyJerome, Fla., resident Robert Markel was found dead 100 yards away from his home, and DNA was found on his body from a 263-pound male black bearOfficia…

89 year-old's remains found in bear after deadly attack in Florida

JEROME, Fla. (WFLA) — The partial remains of an 89 year-old Florida man were found in one of the bears Florida Fish and Wildlife officials captured earlier this week following the first deadly bear attack in the state's history. On Friday, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) officials said preliminary findings confirmed that a 263-pound male bear contained the remains of Robert Markel, a Florida resident who was found dead Mo…

FWC confirms death of man by black bear

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission announced Friday that a bear killed a man during an attack on Monday, May 5.

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 attack on a man and his dog a day earlier.

Partial remains belong to victim of state's first fatal black bear attack, FWC confirms

Florida wildlife officers have killed three black bears following a fatal attack on an elderly man and his dog near Naples.

Fatal Bear Attack Recorded for First Time in Florida

Black Bear Black-Bear iStock-648818154 An 89-year-old Florida grandfather appears to have been attacked and killed by a black bear during the early morning hours of May 5th, near Jerome, Florida.  Jerome is a rural area on the opposite side of the state from Miami, between the Big Cypress Wildlife Management Area and the Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park, part of the Everglades. The relative of 89-year-old Robert Markel called 911 to report…