The captives have 4 road flares, 3 cigarette lighters and 7 firecrackers in their pockets, but no guns or ammo.
They explain an run-in with wolves on the way back to camp lost them their firearms and they spent most of their bullets. The attack dogs stationed at their camp all got torn apart by wolves when they arrived.
The raiders contacted them in person. The raider drove a motorcycle.
Yeah, Sean found them.