Florida wildlife officers have killed three black bears following a fatal attack on an elderly man and his dog near Naples.

Wildlife officials have confirmed that an 89-year-old man was the victim of the first fatal Florida black bear attack in the state’s history, after his partial remains were found in a bear.

The partial remains of an 89-year-old Florida man were found in one of the bears Florida Fish and Wildlife officials captured earlier this week following the first deadly bear attack in the ...

FWC has confirmed the DNA from the three bears killed were at the scene of the fatal attack. The agency says one bear had some of the victim's remains in it.