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When Sue Story found her father's dog mauled in yard with no sign of Robert Markel, she told authorities something was off.
Newly released 911 calls captured pleas for help after an 89-year-old man and his dog were killed by a bear in southwest ...
Bears sent to University of Florida for examination after 89-year-old Robert Markel of Jerome, his dog killed during attack.
On Monday morning, a woman called 911 after witnessing a bear attack and kill her father's dog—when authorities arrived, they ...
An alligator killed a Florida woman after tipping over a canoe she and her husband were paddling, which investigators say ...
By Alexa Velez & Monroe Adams Click here for updates on this story COLLIER COUNTY, Florida (WBBH) -- Robert Markel, 89, and ...
Officials released the heartbreaking 911 calls of Monday’s bear attack that left an 89-year-old man and his dog dead in South ...
The incident was reported in the area of State Road 29 and U.S. 41, just south of the Big Cypress Wildlife Management Area.
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 ...
The state’s wildlife agency will test the bears’ DNA to determine if any of them had attacked and killed an 89-year-old man.
A woman is dead after a reported alligator incident Tuesday near the mouth of Tiger Creek into Lake Kissimmee in Polk County.
Robert Markel's granddaughter told authorities she saw a bear maul her grandfather's dog but couldn't find him. Markel's dog ...