<□>Inve□□ig□torslea□ned□□atthegrouphadbe□nfriendsfor□ears,butre□en□lytherehadbe□ntensionam□ngthem.Rumors□□dis□gre□mentsandarguments□uringthetrip□eganto□u□fa□e,leadi□gauthorities□□speculatewhetherf□u□playw□si□□□lved.Eachmemberofthegrouphad□dif□erentstorytotell,andtheinconsistenc□es□ntheiracc□□ntson□yad□□□toth□□□steryofthemiss□ngnine. Inv□s□igatorslearne□thattheg□ouphad□ee□frie□dsforyears,□ut□ecen□lyt□erehad□ee□ten□io□amongthe□.Rumorsofd□□a□□□ementsandarg□□□ntsduringthetri□□e□anto□ur□ac□,leadingau□h□ri□iest□s□ecu□atewhether□□u□pla□□□sinvolv□d.□achmembe□oftheg□ou□hadadif□ere□tsto□ytotell,□ndt□einconsis□□nc□□sintheirac□ountsonlyaddedtothemysteryofthe□issingnine.<□p> In□e□□igatorslearnedthatthegrou□hadbeenfriend□foryears,□u□rec□ntlyt□□r□□a□beenten□ionamong□hem.Rumorsof□isagreeme□tsandar□□ment□duringthetripbega□to□□rf□ce,l□adingaut□orities□□speculatewhetherfo□□play□as□□volve□.Eachmem□erofthegrouph□dadifferentstor□totell,andtheinc□ns□stenciesintheiraccountsonl□adde□tot□emysteryofthem□s□□n□nine.□>□p>Investigatorslea□nedthatthegro□phadbee□□riendsf□□years,bu□recentlyther□hadbe□nte□s□onamongthem.Rum□rsofdis□gre□mentsandarguments□uring□□etr□p□□g□n□osurface,lead□ngau□horities□□sp□culatewhe□herf□u□playwa□invol□□□.Eachm□mberof□hegrou□h□dadifferentst□rytote□l,□ndth□inconsist□nciesi□t□eiraccount□onlyadded□□th□□□st□□yofthemiss□ngnine. Investig□□orslearnedth□ttheg□ouphadbeenfrien□□foryears,but□ecentlyt□e□ehadbeentension□□ong□□□m□R□morso□di□agre□mentsan□□□g□mentsduri□gt□etripbegan□os□rf□ce,leadingautho□ities□□s□ecula□ew□etherfou□pla□wasin□olved.Eachme□b□ro□thegr□uphada□iffere□tstoryto□ell,andthe□nconsistencie□intheiraccountso□lyaddedtothem□ster□□ft□emissingn□ne.