Wow,
I’ve backpacked there a couple times. Seen a few bears but never had any interaction. I suspect wither these two or the last campers didn’t bear proof their smellables sufficiently.
I’m glad the kid is OK. Scary beyond belief.
Other articles say their food was properly hung. I admit to sometimes viewing black bears as kinda cute overgrown raccoons, but they’re dangerous, and said to be more likely to attack as a predator than browns. Don’t think they made any mistakes. Glad everyone is ok, bear excepted. I wouldn’t have been there unarmed.