I□vestigator□learnedthatthe□rouphad□□enfri□ndsforyea□s,butre□e□t□ytherehadbeentensionamongthem.Rumorsofdisagreementsa□dargu□entsdu□ingthetripbeg□ntosurfa□e,le□din□authoriti□stospeculatewhetherfou□pl□ywasinvolve□.Eachmemberoft□eg□oup□a□□□□f□erentstorytot□ll,andt□e□n□onsi□t□□□□esinth□iracc□untsonlyadd□dtothemysteryo□t□emissingni□e. In□es□igatorslearnedthattheg□□□phad□een□ri□ndsforyears,□utrecentlytherehad□eentensionam□ngt□em.R□m□rsofdisag□□□□ent□anda□g□m□□ts□uringt□etri□began□osurface,lead□ngautho□iti□s□osp□c□□atewhetherfoulplaywasinvolv□d.E□chme□beroftheg□ouphada□iff□re□tst□rytote□l,□□dthe□nconsistenciesinth□i□accou□tso□lyadde□tothemys□eryofthemis□ingnine.<□□> Investigat□rslearnedthatthegro□□hadb□en□r□en□sforyears,□utre□entlyth□□ehadbeentensiona□ongthem.□umors□□disagreementsandar□u□en□sdu□ingthetripbeg□nt□surface□leadingauthoritiesto□peculatewhet□erfou□playwasinv□lved□□achmemberofthegro□□□adadifferentstorytotell,andthe□□con□ist□ncie□inth□iraccountson□yadde□toth□mysteryofthemissing□i□e. I□□□stigators□□arnedtha□t□egrouphadbeen□riendsforye□rs,bu□re□entlytherehadbee□tension□m□ngthem.Rumorsofdi□agree□□nt□andargumentsdurin□thetripbeg□□tosurf□□e,le□dingau□h□□iti□stos□□c□late□□e□h□rf□ulplayw□□involved.E□c□memb□□ofthegrouphadadi□ferentstorytotell,andth□inconsistenc□esin□hei□accountso□lya□dedtothemyst□r□ofthem□ssingni□e.□/p□□p>Inve□tigato□slearned□hatthegrouphadbeenfriendsfo□years□□utrecentlyth□□□hadbeen□ensionamongthem.Rumo□so□di□□greementsa□darg□m□ntsduringthetripbeg□n□o□ur□ace,leadingauthor□tiestospecu□at□whetherfoulplaywa□□n□olved.Eachmemb□roft□□grou□hadadi□feren□s□□□ytot□ll,a□dthe□nconsistenciesintheiracc□untso□ly□dded□othemyste□yoft□emissingnine. I□ves□igat□rslea□nedthatth□g□ouph□d□e□nf□iendsfo□years,b□t□e□□n□l□□he□□hadb□entensionamo□□t□em□R□□□rso□di□a□□eementsandargumentsduri□□thetripbegant□surf□□e,leadin□authoritiest□specu□a□ewhetherfoulp□aywa□□nv□lv□d.Eachmemberoftheg□oup□adadifferen□s□orytote□l,a□d□heinconsistenciesinthei□□cc□unts□nlyadded□othem□steryofthemissing□□ne.□□p>