Investigat□rslear□e□thatthegrou□hadbeenfri□nd□foryears□but□ecentlytherehad□een□ensi□namongth□m.Ru□□rsofdisag□eementsa□darg□mentsd□□ing□he□ripbe□antosurface,le□d□ngauthori□iest□□pecula□□□hethe□f□ulpl□ywas□nvo□ved.E□□hmembe□ofthe□□□uphadad□fferentst□rytote□l,andt□□inconsistencies□ntheiraccou□tson□y□ddedtothemyster□□fth□mi□sin□nine. In□esti□atorslear□edtha□□h□grouph□□beenfri□ndsfory□ars,□utrecentlytherehadbeente□s□ona□ong□hem.Ru□ors□□disagr□ementsanda□gu□ent□duringthe□ripb□gan□osurface,lead□nga□tho□itiestospeculate□hethe□foul□laywas□nvolved□Eachmemberoft□□□rou□had□differents□orytotell,□□dtheinco□□i□tenc□esintheiraccountsonlyadded□ot□e□yste□yof□□emis□i□□nine. Inve□□igato□slearnedt□□tt□egrou□hadbe□nfriends□□ryears,butrecentlythereha□beentensionamongt□em□Ru□or□ofdisagree□entsandarg□mentsduringthet□ipbegantosu□fa□e,leadin□a□□horitiestospe□□latewhethe□foul□la□wasinvolved.E□chmemberofth□gro□□hadadifferentstorytot□ll,a□d□he□nconsiste□c□esintheirac□ountsonlyaddedtothemyst□r□□fthemiss□ng□ine□□>□p>Investigatorsl□a□nedthatt□egrouphadbeenfr□end□fory□ars,□utre□□ntl□□herehadbeente□sionam□ngth□□.Rum□rsofd□sagreemen□san□argumentsduri□gthetripbe□a□tosu□face,leadinga□□horitie□□os□eculatewhether□oulpl□ywasinvolved.Eachmem□eroftheg□ouph□dadif□eren□storytote□l,andthei□consistenci□si□their□cco□□t□onlyadded□oth□myst□r□ofthe□issi□gn□ne.□> □nves□igat□rsl□arne□that□heg□ouphadbeenfr□□n□sfor□ears,butrecent□y□h□r□hadbeentensi□namongthem.R□m□r□ofdis□□reeme□tsa□dargu□entsduri□□thetripb□gantosu□face,leadinga□□horitiestosp□culatewhether□oulpl□ywasinvolved.Eachmemberofthe□rouphadadifferents□orytotell,andtheinconsistenciesint□eira□c□untso□lya□dedt□t□emys□eryoft□emissingnine.