Woodline of forest near where attack took place.
Woodline of forest near where attack took place.
The evidence showed the man was killed hours before the 7 a.m. call. Sunrise was still an hour away.
“a bear had killed Markel’s dog as the relative had watched”. Watching the bear kill the dog? How about doing something? I would not be in an area unarmed with bears, pythons, gators, and everything else that wants to eat me. I’d have a gun capable of taking out the worst. Apparently the bear got away, no telling if it was rabid or not. Rare for a bear to attack unless you get too close to its cubs or it’s starving or rabid. I would think there is plenty of food for a bear in the everglades.
Old person in 80’s should be living only in a city or town, not in wilderness area.
It’s Florida!
Sharks will get you in the ocean.
Alligators will get you in the river or lake.
Bears will get you in the woods.
Pythons will get in the swamps.
Cougars will get you in the bars.
Third time reported, once a week ago and again two days ago.
300-Pound Black Bear Mauls Florida Man and His Dog in First Ursine Killing in the State
05/10/2025 4:45:16 PM PDT · by Red Badger · 57 replies
Gateway Pundit ^ | May 10, 2025 | Staff
Another week, another gruesome bear attack: this time a fatal one, claiming the life of an elderly man and his dog. And – mind you – not in Alaska, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, or any other of the mountainous states, but in Florida. A massive black bear, reported to weigh 300 pounds, mauled to death an 89-year-old Florida man and his devoted dog — the first ursine killing in state history. New York Post reported: “Robert Markel’s granddaughter called 911 on the morning of May 5, after seeing a 263-pound bear killing her dad’s dog right outside his camper, situated on...
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88-year-old man and dog killed in bear attacks in Florida: Officials
05/05/2025 5:12:39 PM PDT · by McGruff · 36 replies
ABC News ^ | May 5, 2025 | Meredith Deliso
An 88-year-old man and a dog were killed in apparently separate bear attacks near the victim’s home in Florida, officials said. The Collier County Sheriff’s Office said it received a call shortly after 7 a.m. Monday involving a “bear encounter.” The attacks occurred “some time apart” on Monday, and the man and the dog were found within a couple of hundred yards of the area, according to FWC spokesperson George Reynaud. His daughter saw a bear attack the dog and then went looking for her father, who is believed to have been attacked earlier on Monday, Reynaud said
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