Florida man, dog killed in suspected black bear attack, officials say

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A antheral and his canine were killed successful a suspected achromatic carnivore onslaught successful agrarian southwest Florida, prompting a hunt for the carnal and warnings for residents to enactment distant from the area, authorities wildlife officials said Monday.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) said the deadly brushwood occurred adjacent Jerome, successful Collier County, eastbound of Naples and conscionable southbound of the Big Cypress Wildlife Management Area. 

Authorities person not released the man's sanction oregon said precisely erstwhile the onslaught took place.

FWC said preliminary accusation indicates the antheral and the canine died successful the incident, which happened adjacent the intersection of State Road 29 and U.S. 41. Wildlife officers and section instrumentality enforcement were continuing to hunt the country connected Monday for the bear, which could inactive beryllium nearby.

"Out of an abundance of caution, we impulse residents and visitors to stay vigilant and debar the area," FWC said successful a statement. "Do not attack oregon effort to way wildlife."

Florida's achromatic carnivore colonisation connected the rise

Florida's achromatic carnivore population, erstwhile classified arsenic threatened, has rebounded successful caller decades. Bear sightings and interactions with radical person go much common, peculiarly successful agrarian areas of northbound and cardinal Florida.

Authorities said much details would beryllium released arsenic the probe continues.

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