The state’s wildlife agency will test the bears’ DNA to determine if any of them had attacked and killed an 89-year-old 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.

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

The man who died has been identified as 89-year-old Robert Markel, a long-time resident of a small community in Collier County.