GSMNP has gone to great lengths to install cables at the registered campsites so people don’t have to rely on traditional bear bag methods or canisters. While there’s no mention of improper food storage in the article, some of the National Parks like Yellowstone go so far as to recommend not sleeping in the clothes you cooked in. Who knows what happened here, but she could have had food scent on her clothes/pack/hammock. An incident like this is one reason they don’t typically permit hammocks/tents outside of the shelters. I have a feeling tighter restrictions will be coming shortly.
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