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While grizzlies have certainly killed a great number of people, feeding on them is actually pretty rare. From what I've been told and read, it almost never occurs.

Then again, once it killed them, feeding on them was certainly easier than walking down and standing in a cold river trying to catch salmon. So who knows? I can just see him trying to stop a 1500 lb Griz with a frying pan as it chased his wife around.

I think the fact that the salmon populations in the neighboring waterways were lower than usual probably was a factor. The bear that killed them was alleged to be an "outsider" to that particular area.

At any rate, the bear eating him is odd.

Also, it's possible that just by bringing his wife into the environment, he sealed their fates. There have been numerous grizzly attacks on women who were on their periods. Also, women are more likely to use scented soaps, deodorants, and or shampoos (bear candy), even in the back country. We once had a camp raided by a black bear in New Mexico, and the two things it tore up the most were a wild raspberry cobbler, and a bunch of sunscreen (BTW, we shot the bear when he returned a couple of days later. Grilled bear ribs are pretty tasty with a raspberry sauce).