I agree with Frank
It was a damn shame. I saw the documentary on Discovery. If someone can have a "way" with animals- this guy certainly did with bears. I think what kept him alive so long was his study of bear behavior and his absence of fear. Fear invites attack. I think his mistake was in bringing his girlfriend along.
"Others show a more timid Huguenard leaning away as bears come close to her on the bank of a river.