□nvestig□torslearn□dth□tthegr□uphadbeenfriendsfo□y□□rs,butrecen□lytherehadbee□tens□onamon□them.R□m□rsofdisagr□em□□ts□ndargumentsduri□g□□et□ipbegantosurfac□,lead□ngaut□or□□iesto□pecu□atewhetherfoulpl□y□□sinvolved.Each□emberofthegroupha□a□iffe□en□storytotell,a□dt□einc□nsi□tenciesin□□e□raccountson□yad□edtothemys□e□yo□themiss□ngni□e. □nvestigato□slearnedthat□heg□ouphadbeenfri□ndsfor□ears□butr□centlythe□eh□dbeenten□□onamo□gthem.Rumorso□disagreeme□tsan□arg□□ent□duri□gthe□ripbega□tosurface□lea□i□gauthorit□estos□ecu□at□w□etherfou□playwasinvolved.Eachmemb□r□ftheg□ouph□d□di□ferentstorytotell,a□□theincon□□□ten□i□sint□eiraccoun□sonlyadd□d□oth□myst□r□ofthemissingnine.□□ In□estiga□orslearne□thatthegrouphadbee□friendsforyears□butrecen□□ythere□□□□eente□sionam□ng□hem.Rumors□fdisagr□ements□ndargumentsd□□ingthetripb□□antosur□ace,leadingauthorit□estospecu□□tewhethe□fou□pla□w□sinvo□ve□.Eac□□emberoft□□g□ouphadadifferentstoryt□t□ll,□ndtheinconsistencies□□t□□iraccountso□l□addedtothemyster□o□themissingnine.□/p> □nvestigatorsl□arnedthatthegroupha□be□nfriendsf□ryear□,butre□entlytherehadbe□n□ensi□n□mongthem.□□□or□o□disagre□me□tsandargume□□sd□□i□gt□etr□□beg□ntosu□fa□e,leadinga□thoritiestospe□ulatewhethe□foul□laywasin□olved□Eachmemb□rofthegr□u□hadadif□erentsto□yto□□l□,a□□theinconsistencie□□nt□□iraccount□on□yadde□tothemys□eryofthem□ss□ngn□□e. Investig□tors□□ar□ed□hatthegr□up□adbeenfriendsforyears,butrece□tly□hereh□dbeentensionamongthe□.Rumo□s□fdisag□eementsandargumentsduringt□□□ri□begant□s□rf□ce,leadi□gauthor□ti□stospecu□at□whet□erfoulplayw□sinvolv□d.Eachme□berofthegrouph□dadiff□rents□orytotell□andthein□onsistencies□nth□i□accountso□□y□dd□dtothemysteryofth□miss□ngnin□. In□estigators□□arnedthatthegrou□□adb□enfriendsfor□e□rs,butrecentlythereh□dbeent□n□io□amongthem.Ru□o□sofd□sagreementsa□dargument□during□hetrip□e□ant□su□face,leadingauth□rit□e□tosp□culatewhet□erfoulplaywasinv□lv□d.Eachme□□erofth□gr□uphadadiffere□tstorytotel□,a□□th□inconsiste□□ie□int□eiraccountsonly□ddedtot□emy□□e□yofth□missingn□n□.□/p>