□nves□igator□learned□h□tth□gro□phadbe□nfriend□foryea□s,butrecently□herehadbeentensiona□ongthem.Rumor□o□disag□e□mentsandargumentsdur□ngthetripbegant□surface,□eadin□aut□oritiesto□peculatewhe□herfo□lplaywasinv□lved.Eac□memberofthe□r□u□hadadifferent□to□yto□ell,□n□theinco□sistenciesinthei□accountsonly□ddedtothe□y□teryofthemiss□ngnine.□/p><□>Investigators□ea□nedthat□□egrouphadbeen□riendsfo□years,b□tr□centlythereh□d□eenten□□onamong□hem□□□m□rsofdisa□reem□ntsandargume□tsdu□ingthetr□□be□an□os□rface,lead□n□auth□ritiest□□pec□la□ewhe□her□oulpla□wasinvolved.□achmembero□t□□□rouphadadi□□er□ntst□□ytotell,andt□eincon□istenciesinthei□ac□oun□so□□yaddedtot□emy□teryo□them□ssingnine.<□p> I□ve□t□gat□rsle□rned□hatthegrouphadbeenfriendsf□ryears,butrec□nt□ythereha□beenten□io□amongthem.Rumorsofdi□agreements□ndargumentsdur□ng□het□□pbegantosurf□ce,leadingauthor□t□□stosp□cul□tew□etherfo□lplayw□□invo□ved.Each□emb□ro□thegro□phadad□fferentstoryt□te□l,andthe□nc□n□istenci□sint□eiracco□ntso□lyaddedt□them□ster□o□themissin□nine□□/p> Inve□tigatorslearn□d□hatthe□rouphad□een□riendsforyears,□u□re□e□tlyth□□e□adbee□ten□ionamongth□m.Rumorsofdisa□reeme□tsandargumentsd□□ingthetr□p□□g□ntosurfa□e,□eadingauthorit□esto□peculatew□etherfoulplaywasinvol□ed.Eachmember□f□hegroup□adadi□f□□entstorytotell□a□d□heinconsist□nciesintheiraccou□tsonl□addedt□th□my□□□ryo□themissingn□ne.□> Investigatorslearne□thatthe□roupha□be□nfriendsf□ryears,bu□r□cen□lythereha□beentensionamongthem.□u□orsofdisagreem□ntsandargumentsduringth□tripb□gantosurf□c□,leadin□a□□horitiestospeculatew□□t□erfoulplaywasinvolve□.Eachmemberofth□gro□□ha□□diffe□e□tsto□ytotell,andt□einc□nsi□tenci□si□theirac□oun□□onlyad□e□tothemysteryo□themiss□ngn□ne.□/p□