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

The incident was reported in the area of State Road 29 and U.S. 41, just south of the Big Cypress Wildlife Management Area, ...

The attack occurred in a rural area east of Naples, just south of Big Cypress Wildlife Management Area, authorities said.

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.

A man and his dog were killed in a suspected black bear attack in rural southwest Florida, prompting a search for the animal ...

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

Authorities in Collier County are investigating a tragic incident involving a bear attack that left an elderly man and his ...

The victim's daughter saw a bear attack the dog and then went looking for her father, who is believed to have been attacked ...

Florida Wildlife Commission officers are investigating an attack involving a black bear in Collier County and the deaths of a ...

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 ...