Florida Fish and Wildlife is investigating after a man and a dog died in a suspected black bear attack on May 5, 2025, just south of the Big Cypress Wildlife Management Area in Collier County.

A man and dog were killed in a black bear attack May 5, 2025 in Collier County, Florida. It's the second bear attack this year. Both involved a dog.

New information on Florida’s first fatal bear attack revealed the culprit was a 263-pound black bear that broke into the man’s home and killed him and a dog, wildlife officials said.

An 89-year-old dad was found dead from a bear attack after his daughter witnessed a bear attack a dog in Collier County in southwest Florida, investigators say.

According to FWC records, a female black bear attacked a person on Feb. 15 in the Marion County community of Silver Springs. A dog was also involved in that incident.