Inves□igat□□□l□arn□d□hattheg□ouphadb□enfri□nds□o□y□ars,butrecentlythereh□db□□□ten□ionam□ngthem.Rumo□so□disagreeme□ts□□dar□umentsduri□gthetripb□gantosurf□ce,leadingaut□□r□tiest□speculatew□etherfoulplay□as□nvolved.Eachmembe□□f□heg□oup□adadiffer□ntstory□ot□ll,andthe□n□onsist□nc□esint□□ir□c□ounts□n□yadde□t□them□st□ryofth□missi□gni□e. Investig□tor□lea□nedthatthegrou□hadb□enfriendsfory□a□s,□utrecentlytherehadbe□ntens□onam□ngth□m.Rumorsofdis□□reementsandargume□tsduringth□tripbegan□□□urface,leadingauth□□iti□stos□□culatewh□therf□ulplayw□sinv□l□ed.Eachmem□e□of□h□grouph□dadiffer□ntstoryt□tel□□a□dtheinconsistenciesintheir□ccountsonl□□dded□othemyst□ry□fthemi□singnine.□/p> I□vestigato□slearnedth□□t□eg□□uph□d□eenfrien□sf□ryears,□u□recen□□ythe□eh□dbeentensiona□ongthem.Ru□orsofdisa□reementsandargu□□ntsduringth□tripbeganto□urface,lead□ngauthori□ies□ospe□ulatewhetherfoulplaywa□involved.Eachmemb□ro□□□eg□oupha□adifferents□or□totell,□n□theinc□n□i□t□ncie□int□□i□a□countson□yadde□to□hemysteryofthemi□singnin□. I□v□stigat□rsl□a□n□dt□atthegrouphadbeenfri□ndsforyears,butre□□ntlyth□r□hadbe□ntensiona□ongthe□.Rumor□□fdisagreements□ndargume□tsduringthetripbegantosurface,lead□ng□□tho□itiesto□p□□ulatewhetherf□ul□laywasinvolve□.E□chmembe□o□thegroup□adadif□erent□torytotell,an□□heinconsi□tenc□□sinthei□account□onl□adde□tothe□ysteryof□hemissingnine. Investigatorslearnedthatth□grouph□dbeenf□i□ndsforye□rs,b□trecen□lythere□adbee□tension□m□ngt□em.□umorso□disagr□□mentsa□darguments□uringthetripbegan□o□urface,leadi□gauthoritiestos□ecu□a□ewhe□herfou□pl□□wasinvolve□.Eachmemberofth□grouphad□dif□er□nts□oryt□tell,□nd□hein□onsi□te□ciesinthei□□□countso□□yadde□□ot□emyste□yofthemissingnine.