An 89-year-old Florida homeowner and his pet dog are believed to have been mauled to death by a bear on the man’s property Monday morning. The body of Robert Markel was found shortly after the ...

Florida wildlife officials identified the victim but said they still had not found the bear involved in the attack and urged people to avoid the area.

After Robert Markel's daughter called to report a bear had just killed her father's dog, officials found Markel's body yards ...

Responders found his body "a couple hundred yards away" as they searched. He said Markel likely had been mauled earlier that ...