Inve□tigat□rslearnedthat□hegroupha□bee□□ri□ndsfory□a□s□bu□rece□tlyther□hadbeent□nsionamon□□□□m.Rumorsof□isag□□emen□sandargumentsdurin□thetri□begantos□□face,□eadin□au□horitiesto□p□culat□whet□erfoulplaywasinvol□ed.Eachme□beroftheg□ouphadadiff□□□n□stor□□ote□l,an□thei□consistenciesintheiraccount□onl□addedt□□hemystery□fthemissingni□e. Investig□torslear□ed□□□tt□eg□ouphadbeenfr□endsf□□years,butrecentlyt□e□□ha□beentensionamongthem□□umors□fdis□gr□eme□tsa□d□rgume□tsdu□ingthetripbegantosurfac□□leadingauthori□iestospeculatewhetherfoulpla□□asinv□lved.Eac□m□mbe□□fthe□rouph□da□□fferentst□□ytotell,andthe□□consiste□□iesin□h□irac□ou□ts□nl□□ddedtothe□yst□ryof□hemissin□nine.<□p> Investiga□orslearn□□thatt□egroup□adb□enfri□ndsforyears,butrec□ntlythe□eha□beent□nsionamo□gthem.R□morso□disagree□entsa□□argumentsdu□ingthe□ripbegant□sur□□c□,leadi□□a□t□ori□□□stospe□ulatew□etherfoulpla□wa□invo□ved.E□□hmemberofthegrouphada□iffer□n□□□oryt□tell,andtheinc□n□istenciesintheiraccountsonlyaddedtothemys□eryofthe□issingnine.<□p> Invest□g□to□slearnedthatthegro□pha□b□e□frien□s□o□y□ars,□ut□ecentl□the□ehadbeentensionamongthem.Ru□orsofdis□gre□mentsan□argum□ntsd□ringthetripbegant□surface,leadi□gauth□riti□stospecu□at□whether□oulpl□ywasinvolved.Eac□m□m□er□fthegroup□adad□fferentstorytotell,□ndtheincons□stenciesintheira□countsonlyaddedt□themysteryoft□em□ssi□gnine.<□p>□p>Inves□igatorslearnedthatt□egrouphadbeenfri□ndsforyears,bu□rece□□lythe□□□adbeente□sionam□n□them.Rum□rsofdisa□□ee□entsanda□gu□ent□□uringt□et□ipbeg□□tosurface,l□adingauthor□ti□stospeculatewh□therfoulplayw□sinv□lved.Eac□membero□thegrouph□dad□ffere□tstorytot□ll,an□thei□con□istenciesinth□iracc□untso□lyadded□oth□mystery□f□hemissingnine. Inv□stigatorslea□nedthatthegrouphadbeenf□iendsf□ryears,but□ec□□tlythe□ehadb□e□t□n□io□amongthem.Rumorso□disagr□eme□tsa□□arg□me□tsdur□ng□het□ipbegantosurfa□e□lea□ingau□□orities□o□p□c□latew□etherfo□lplayw□sinvolved.□□chmembe□o□□□egr□□pha□a□iffe□□nt□□oryto□e□l,□ndtheinconsistenciesintheirac□ou□tsonlyadde□□othemyster□□fthemis□ing□ine.