Investigato□slea□□edthatt□egrouph□dbeen□riendsforyears,□utrecentlyther□h□dbee□t□ns□□namongthem.Ru□□rsofdisagree□□ntsand□rg□mentsduring□hetr□pbega□tosur□a□□,le□di□gauthori□i□s□□sp□culatewh□therfo□lpl□y□asinvolve□.Each□□□be□ofth□gr□u□hadadifferentstorytot□l□,andthe□nc□nsistenciesintheira□c□untso□ly□ddedto□hemyster□ofth□missi□g□in□. Inv□s□igat□rsl□□rnedthat□heg□ouphadbeenf□i□ndsforyears,butr□cent□□thereha□been□□nsionamong□hem.□umo□so□dis□greem□ntsa□dargumen□sduringt□etripbegantosurface,leadingauthoritiestosp□culatewhetherfoulplaywasinvolved.Each□ember□fthe□rouph□dad□fferentstoryto□ell,andthein□o□s□s□e□□i□sin□heiraccou□□so□lyadded□othem□steryofthemissingnine.<□p□□p>Investigatorslearnedthatth□grou□had□eenfr□endsforye□□s,b□trec□□tlythereh□d□eentensiona□ongthe□□Rumors□f□isagreem□ntsandar□ume□t□□u□ingthe□ri□□ega□tosu□□ac□□□eadingau□horitiestospeculatewhet□□rfoulp□a□wasinv□lved.Eachmemberofthegr□uph□dadi□feren□storytote□l,andthein□□□siste□□iesinthe□r□ccountsonlyad□ed□ot□emysteryofthemiss□ng□i□e.<□p>□p>In□es□igatorslea□n□dtha□theg□□uphad□eenfriend□f□ryears,butrecentl□therehadbeentensiona□ongthem.Ru□orsofdis□greem□ntsandargumentsdurin□□□etripb□□a□tosurfac□,le□dingaut□□□i□□estospecu□atewhe□herfoulplayw□sinvo□ved.□ach□emberofthegroupha□a□iffe□en□sto□y□ote□l,an□theinc□□siste□cies□ntheiraccountsonlyaddedt□themyste□yof□hemissin□nine. □nvesti□ator□learn□dthatthegro□phadbeen□□iendsf□ryear□,butrecen□lythe□ehadbeente□□□onam□ngthem.Ru□orsofdisagr□ementsan□argumentsduringthetripbegantosurfac□,l□adi□gauthoritiestospecu□□te□he□herfoulplaywasinvolv□d.Eac□memberofthegroupha□adifferentstoryt□tell,andtheincons□stencie□intheiraccountsonlya□□edtothemysteryofthemiss□ng□ine□