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Was Collier County bear attack the 1st person killed by a bear in Florida? How to protect yourself
On May 5, a bear apparently mauled a Collier County man and his dog to death. Has this happened before? How can you protect ...
First Florida bear mauling death. Everything to know about the Collier County attack
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 ...
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Florida bear killed after mauling death of man, dog in Collier County. What we know, May 6.
it would be the first death by bear attack in Florida. The last documented black bear attack in Collier County happened Jan.
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 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.
Black bear attacks, kills man and dog in Collier County, Florida. What we know
The last documented black bear attack in Collier County happened Jan. 9, 2018, when a black bear attacked a man in his North ...
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First Florida bear mauling death. Everything to know about the Collier County attack
An elderly man and his dog were killed in a black bear attack in the unincorporated Collier County community of Jerome, Florida, on May 5. Robert Markel's granddaughter reportedly called 911 at 7: ...