□nvestig□□ors□ear□edtha□thegrouph□db□enfrie□□sfo□ye□r□,butrecen□lytherehadbee□tensio□a□o□gthem□R□mo□sofdi□agre□mentsand□rgumentsdur□ngthetripbegan□□surface,leadingauthorit□estospecul□tew□ethe□foul□lay□□sinvo□ved□Eachmemb□rofthegr□□phadadif□er□nts□orytotell,□ndtheinco□sistenciesint□eiracco□n□sonlya□ded□ot□em□steryoft□emissingnine.□/□>□p>Inv□□tigato□sl□□r□edthat□heg□ouph□dbeenf□iendsf□□y□ars,but□ecen□lytherehadbeentensionamongthem.□umorsofd□sagre□me□ts□□dar□umentsd□ringt□e□ripbeganto□ur□a□e□□eadingauthorit□e□tosp□cul□tewh□therfou□p□□ywasin□ol□ed.Eachmembe□ofthegrouphadadiffe□entstorytot□ll,and□heincons□sten□iesintheiraccou□tso□lyaddedtothemys□eryofthe□issingnine. Invest□gator□le□rne□tha□the□rouphadbeenfriendsforyea□s□□u□rece□t□□ther□hadbeentensionamongth□m.Rumorsof□isa□reementsanda□g□□ent□duringthe□ripbeg□□tosurf□ce,lea□□ngauthoritie□tospe□ulatewheth□rf□ulplay□asin□olv□d.Eachmemb□r□fthegrouphadadi□□e□en□storytotell,andthei□□onsistenci□si□theiraccount□onlyaddedtot□emysteryofthem□ssingnine.□□ Investigatorslearnedthatthegr□uph□dbeenfr□ends□o□years,butr□c□ntlyther□hadb□ente□s□o□a□ongthem.□umorsofdisagreeme□tsa□da□gu□entsduringthe□ripb□□□□to□urface,□eading□uthorities□ospeculatew□e□herfoul□la□wa□invo□ved.Eachmemberofth□g□ouphadadiffe□entstorytot□ll,a□dtheincon□i□tenciesi□their□ccountsonly□ddedto□hemy□teryofthemissingnine. □nves□□gators□earnedthattheg□ouphadbeenfriendsforye□rs,but□ecentlyth□rehadbee□ten□ionamongthem.Rumorsofd□sagreementsandargument□duringthe□ripb□g□ntos□rface,le□dinga□thoritiesto□pecula□ewheth□□foul□□ay□a□in□olved.Ea□hmemberofthegro□phada□iff□rentstoryto□ell□andtheinc□nsis□enciesint□ei□accoun□so□lyaddedtot□emys□e□yofthemissingnine.