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Florida Wildlife Officers Kill 3 Black Bears

Florida bear attack victim dragged from camper in deadly mauling, 911 calls reveal

When Sue Story found her father's dog mauled in yard with no sign of Robert Markel, she told authorities something was off.

The New York Times · 2d

Florida Wildlife Officers Kill 3 Black Bears After Deadly Attack

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.

NBC News · 2d

Authorities investigating first deadly bear attack in Florida

Authorities are investigating what could be the first deadly black bear attack in Florida's history after an 89-year-old man and his dog were found dead in a rural community outside of Naples. NBC News' George Solis has the latest as wildlife authorities search for answers.

Florida woman was killed by gator

The Associated Press on MSN · 1d

Florida wildlife officers kill 3 black bears after a bear killed a man and dog

Florida wildlife officers have killed three black bears in southwest Florida following a fatal attack on a man and a dog a day earlier, officials said Tuesday. DNA

USA Today · 1d

Florida woman was killed by gator as her husband tried to intervene, officials say

Cynthia Diekema, 61, was killed after the canoe she was riding in with her husband drifted over a large alligator, Florida officials said.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

An Alligator Kills a Florida Woman After Tipping Over Her Canoe, Investigators Say

An alligator killed a Florida woman after tipping over a canoe she and her husband were paddling, which investigators say appeared to be an accidental encounter

Florida bear killed after mauling death of man, dog in Collier County. What we know, May 6.

After what sounded like gunfire, FWC officials emerged from the woods with a dead bear, possibly connected to the May 5 ...

Naples Daily News4d

Black bear mauling that killed man, dog near Naples is 2nd Florida bear attack of 2025: FWC

A man and a dog were killed by a black bear in Collier County, Florida on May 5, 2025. This is the second black bear attack in Florida this year, both involving dogs. Florida Fish and ...

Florida bear attack: Social media voices provide range of takes on humans vs. wildlife

Florida wildlife officials hauled a dead bear from the woods Monday, May 5, near the site of the possible mauling death of ...

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 ...

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