I wonder if the boy had food in the tent. It is important to keep all food out of the tent when camping in bear country. This includes anything (toothpaste, mouthwash,.. etc) that may have a scent to attract the bear.
Bear Kills 93 Year-Old New Mexico Woman
The 100-pound elderly woman didn’t have a chance against a 275-pound bear in the kitchen of her home, wildlife officials point to bears desperate for food as the continuing cause of people-bear incidents
A 93-year-old New Mexico woman was mauled to death by a black bear that broke into her home over the weekend, stunned wildlife officials have confirmed. Adelia Maestas Trujillo of Cleveland, in north-central New Mexico, was killed “by multiple bite injuries,” said Scott Wilson, associate director of the Office of Medical Investigator
Scripps Howard News Service
August 21, 2001