Unfortunately it did not end well for the young elk.  Wildlife agency officials had the elk put down, considering it too human friendly after the incident.  Likely it was too tame to people but what caused that was unfortunately other people over a period of time ignoring "do not feed" and other warnings, put in place to protect people but also to protect the wildlife.  Very soon after the video hit the net and the tv, the elk was dead.

To put himself in the position was stupid...nothing less than that.  A WILD animal is wild, is wild, is wild..even if it get cocy with prople.