One other week, one other grotesque bear assault: this time a deadly one, claiming the lifetime of an aged man and his canine.
And – thoughts you – not in Alaska, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, or another of the mountainous states, however in Florida.
A large black bear, reported to weigh 300 kilos, mauled to loss of life an 89-year-old Florida man and his devoted canine — the primary ursine killing in state historical past.
New York Post reported:
“Robert Markel’s granddaughter referred to as 911 on the morning of Might 5, after seeing a 263-pound bear killing her dad’s canine proper outdoors his camper, located on her property in Jerome — about 70 miles south of Fort Myers.”
When Collier County Sheriff’s deputies arrived on the scene, it was too late for the canine.
And his proprietor, Markel, was lacking.
“It wouldn’t be lengthy although earlier than his stays have been positioned 100 yards from the camper. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Fee discovered a number of the killer bear’s DNA contained in the camper and on the canine’s corpse.
Officers searched the world and located three bears, which they fatally shot and [tested] for DNA to determine which was chargeable for the horrific killings.”
A forensic check discovered the stays of the person inside one of many bears’ stomachs.
As of now, it’s unclear whether or not Markel was killed earlier than or after his canine.
“The FWC receives a median of 6,300 bear-related calls yearly and has documented 42 prior incidents the place wild black bears have made bodily contact with individuals for the reason that Seventies, when complete data started being saved,” authorities defined.”
This incident is second bear mauling within the Sunshine State in 2025.
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