When Sue Story found her father's dog mauled in yard with no sign of Robert Markel, she told authorities something was off.

Robert Markel and his dog were found mauled to death on May 5, 2025, in a black bear attack in rural Jerome in Collier County ...

When Sue Story found her father's dog mauled in her front yard but there was no sign of Robert Markel, she told authorities ...

The incident was reported in the area of State Road 29 and U.S. 41, just south of the Big Cypress Wildlife Management Area.

The man killed in Florida's first recorded deadly bear attack has been identified as 89-year-old Robert Markel of Jerome, ...

Newly released 911 calls captured pleas for help after an 89-year-old man and his dog were killed by a bear in southwest ...

Florida officials confirmed an 89-year-old man and his dog were killed in the first fatal bear attack in the state's recorded history. On the morning of May 5, authorities found Robert Markel and ...

Robert Markel's granddaughter told authorities she ... When officers with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission arrived, they found Markel's body approximately 100 yards from ...

A man and a dog were killed in a bear attack in rural Jerome, Florida on May 5, 2025. A family member reportedly called 911 at 7:15 a.m. after witnessing a bear kill the victim's dog. There was no ...