□nve□tig□□or□learn□dthatthegro□phadbeen□ri□□dsforye□rs,butrecentlytherehadbee□tensi□namongthem.□um□rsofdisagre□men□sandar□umentsduringthe□ri□bega□tosu□□ace,leading□□t□□ritiestos□ecu□atew□etherfoulplaywasinvolved□Eachmember□□thegrouphada□□f□e□entst□rytotell,□n□□heinconsistenciesint□eira□countsonl□addedtothemys□ery□fthemissingnine.<□p> I□vestiga□orslear□edthatthegrouphadbeenfri□ndsf□r□□a□s,butrecent□□there□adbeenten□ionamong□hem.Rumorso□disagreement□□ndar□umentsdur□□gthet□ipbegan□osurface,leadingauthoriti□sto□pec□latew□etherfoulp□aywas□nvolved□Eac□membero□theg□o□phad□di□□eren□□torytotell,andthei□consis□enciesintheiracco□□□sonly□□d□dtot□e□yster□o□themissingnine□<□p> Investiga□orslearnedthatt□□gr□u□h□dbeenf□i□ndsf□□years,□ut□ecentl□ther□□a□beentensionamongthe□.Rumorsofdisa□re□m□ntsand□rgumentsdu□ingt□etrip□egan□osurface,le□dingau□horities□ospeculatewhetherf□ulp□□ywasin□□lve□.Eachm□mberofthegrouphadadifferentst□□y□otel□,andtheincon□istenciesinthei□accoun□sonlyad□e□t□themyst□r□ofthe□□s□ing□ine. □p>Inv□s□igatorslearnedthatth□grouph□□beenfriend□forye□□□,butrec□ntlyth□rehadbeentensi□□amongthem.Rum□r□o□disag□ee□e□tsan□argu□entsduringthetrip□eg□n□□surface□□ea□□□ga□t□oritiest□specul□tew□eth□rfoulplaywas□nvolved.Eachmemberofthegro□phadadiffere□tst□r□t□tell,andtheinconsistenciesint□ei□acc□untsonlya□□edtothemys□e□yofthemiss□ngnine.