Robert Markel's granddaughter told authorities she saw a bear maul her grandfather's dog but couldn't find him. Markel's dog was found mauled to death in the front yard. Markel's family member ...

On the morning of May 5, authorities found Robert Markel and his dog deceased following a bear attack on Markel's property near Jerome, a small unincorporated community 30 miles east of Naples ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) on Friday confirmed a man and his dog were mauled to death by a black bear in Jerome — marking the first fatal black bear attack in ...

FWC confirms a 263-pound male black bear killed Robert Markel in the first recorded fatal bear attack in Florida history. Three bears were killed near the scene, and necropsy results confirmed one ...

Investigators said the remains of 89-year-old Robert Markel were found about 100 yards from his home in rural Jerome. They found evidence that “a physical encounter” occurred between a bear an ...

Robert Markel, 89, was found dead near his trailer in Collier County, Florida, in what authorities believe to be the first fatal black bear attack recorded in the state's history. Three bears have ...

Editor's note: A previous version of this story indicated the wrong relationship between Sue Story and Robert Markel. When Sue Story found her grandfather's dog being mauled in her front yard and ...