A man has died after what deputies are calling a "bear encounter" in Collier County.
The incident happened in a wooded area off State Road 29 near Copeland, north of Everglades City.
The Collier County Sheriff's Office received a call about a man being found dead at 7:07 a.m. in the area near the 22000 block of SR-29.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission is leading the investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death.
The cause of death has not been determined, and the man's identity or the nature of the encounter has not been provided.
This is a developing story.
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