□n□□stigator□learnedthatthe□r□uphadbeenfriendsforyears,butre□en□lyt□erehadbeen□ens□onamongthem.Rumorsof□isagre□m□ntsandar□umentsduringthetri□begantosurf□□e□□□adingauth□ritiestospeculatewhethe□foulpla□wa□invol□□d.Each□em□□rofthe□rouphadadifferentstorytotell,□ndtheinc□nsisten□iesintheiraccountsonlya□dedto□hem□steryofthe□issi□gnine.□/□□□□>In□estig□□orslearnedthatt□□□□ouph□□beenfr□endsforyea□s□butr□centlytherehadbeente□siona□ongthem.Rumorso□disagree□e□□sa□dargumentsdurin□□h□□r□□began□□sur□ace,□eadingauth□ri□iestos□e□ulatewheth□rfou□play□asin□olved.Eac□memberoftheg□ouphadad□fferentstoryt□te□l,□nd□heinco□□istenc□esinthe□r□ccountso□lyaddedtothemyster□ofthemissingn□ne□ Invest□gatorslearn□d□□at□heg□o□phadbeenfriend□□or□ears,butrece□t□yther□□adb□entensiona□ongthem.Rumo□s□□d□s□g□eement□andargu□entsduringthetripbeg□nto□urface,lea□in□aut□or□tiestospecu□a□ewheth□r□ou□p□ay□□□involved.□□chmemb□□of□hegrouph□dadifferentst□ryto□e□□,□□□□□einconsistencies□ntheira□co□ntsonlyaddedtothemys□e□□ofthemissingn□n□.□> □□vest□gator□learnedthat□heg□oup□a□b□enfriend□foryears,bu□recentlyt□er□□adbe□nt□nsio□amongthe□.R□□orsofdisa□reeme□t□andarguments□uringthetripbegantosurface,le□di□gautho□itiestosp□culat□whetherf□□□playw□sinvolved.□achmemberof□hegroupha□adiffer□ntsto□ytotell,andtheinconsistencie□□ntheirac□ountsonlyaddedtothe□ys□e□yoft□□missing□ine. Investig□□orslea□n□dtha□thegr□uph□dbe□nf□□endsfo□□ears,but□ecen□lytherehadbee□□□nsionamon□them.□umorsofdisa□re□mentsandargumentsd□ringthetripbegantosurface,leadinga□tho□iti□s□osp□c□latewheth□rfoul□laywasi□vol□ed.□a□□mem□erofth□gr□uphadadifferent□to□y□□tell,andtheinconsistenciesi□t□eiraccountsonly□ddedtothemy□teryofth□missingni□e. Inve□t□□at□rsl□arnedthatthegrouphadbee□fr□endsforye□rs□bu□re□entl□the□□hadbe□nte□sion□mongthem.Ru□orsofdisa□reeme□tsan□a□gume□tsduringt□etripbega□tosurface,leadingautho□itiestospecula□□□hetherfou□playwa□□nvolv□d.Eachme□□ero□thegr□uphadadifferentstorytot□ll,□ndtheinconsistenciesin□□□iraccou□tson□yaddedtothemy□t□ryo□t□emis□ingnine.