It's uplifting that they both survived and that Brady managed to go to nationals only 4 months after getting mauled. It's uplifting that they had only known each other for a few months and Kendell still risked his life for Brady. It's uplifting that Gus and Orrin also put themselves in harm's way to go back and save Kendell, despite being instructed not to by 911. I found the article very uplifting.

Did you actually read the article? It was quite uplifting.

? A guy risked his life and literally wrestled a bear to save his friend, and both are expected to make a full recovery. How is this not uplifting?

I’m struggling to imagine how you read this one sentence headline and think it isn’t. What could be a more stereotypically uplifting story?