I□vest□gat□rsle□rnedthatthegrou□ha□beenfriend□foryear□,butrecentlyther□hadbeentensiona□ongthem.Rumors□fdisagreeme□tsan□□rg□mentsduringth□□ripbegantosurface,le□dinga□thoritiestospeculatewh□th□rfoulplay□□si□volved.Eac□m□m□□rofthegrouphadadi□ferentstor□t□tell,andthei□con□i□tencie□□nth□ir□ccountso□lyad□edtot□emys□□ryofthem□ssing□ine. Inves□i□atorslearnedthatthegroupha□b□enfrien□sfory□ars,bu□recent□ytherehad□ee□t□ns□on□mongthem.Rum□rso□d□sagreementsandargumentsduri□□thetr□pbegantos□rface,leadin□authori□iest□s□e□ulatewheth□rfoulpl□□wa□involv□□.E□chmembe□ofthegr□up□□dadifferentstorytotell□andth□inco□sistenciesintheiraccount□only□dde□toth□m□steryo□th□□iss□□□nine. Inv□st□gat□rslea□n□dthatth□grou□hadbeenfriendsf□□y□□rs□□□□□e□en□lyther□hadbeentensionamongth□m.Rum□□sofdisagre□m□ntsandar□□men□sduringth□t□ipbeganto□urfa□e,□□adi□□au□horitie□tospecul□te□het□erf□ul□l□ywasinvolved.Eachme□berof□hegrouphadadifferent□t□rytotell,□ndtheinco□sis□□n□iesinthei□□ccountsonlyadded□othemyste□yofth□missingnine.□><□>Investigato□□learnedtha□th□groupha□beenf□ie□□sforyea□s,□□□□ecentlytherehadbeenten□ionam□ng□he□.Rumorsofd□sagr□ementsandargumentsduringthetripbegantosurface,□ea□ingau□h□ritiestospec□latewhe□her□ou□□la□wasin□□lved.E□c□m□mberofth□grouph□dadiffe□entstorytotell,a□d□heinconsis□□n□iesi□□□eiraccountsonlyaddedto□hemysteryofthemiss□ngni□e. Investig□to□slearnedth□tthegr□u□ha□□ee□frien□sforyears,b□t□e□entlythe□eha□beentensionamongthem.Rumorsofd□sagreementsandarg□m□ntsdurin□thet□ipbegantos□rface,leadingau□hori□iest□speculatewh□□herfou□□layw□□involved.□□c□memberofthegro□p□adadiffe□e□□stor□totell,and□□einco□sist□□ciesint□eiraccoun□s□n□yaddedtot□emysteryo□th□missingn□ne.