US EditionBlack bear kills a man and dog near a south Florida nature preserve
- An 89-year-old man and his dog died Monday morning near Jerome, Florida, in a suspected black bear attack close to a nature preserve.
- The man resided at the location of the incident, where a bear reportedly entered his trailer and subsequently attacked him as well as the dog that was chained outside.
- Authorities from the state wildlife agency and the Collier County Sheriff's Office are conducting a search and investigation involving one or more bears near the intersection of State Road 29 and U.S. 41.
- FWC agents killed two bears close to the home, but officials said DNA analysis is required to confirm which animal caused the fatal attack.
- Officials urge residents to stay vigilant and avoid the area as this incident is potentially Florida's first recorded fatal bear attack.
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Officials: Man and Dog Killed in Florida's First Deadly Black Bear Attack
Authorities confirmed on Friday a deadly black bear incident in Jerome, Florida, after an elderly man went missing from his home. The post Officials: Elderly Man and His Dog Killed in Florida’s First Deadly Black Bear Attack appeared first on Breitbart.
Robert Markel disappeared from his home, and the area around his house was also ransacked.
ThePatriotLight - 300-Pound Black Bear Mauls Florida Man and His Dog in First Ursine Killing in the State
ThePatriotLight - Massive 300-poud bear killed a man and his dog. Another week, another gruesome bear attack: this time a fatal one, claiming the life of an elderly man and his dog. And – mind you – not in Alaska, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, or any other of the mountainous states, but in Florida. A massive black bear, reported to weigh 300 pounds, mauled to death an 89-year-old Florida man and his devoted dog — the first ursine killing in state …
Florida man, 89, and his dog mauled to death by black bear in state's first fatal attack
An elderly and his dog were killed this week by at least one black bear in Jerome, Florida, authorities said. While it is not common, the number of bears in the area have increased.
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