In□estigator□lear□ed□hatthegrouphad□een□riendsfor□e□rs,butrecentlythereha□□e□ntens□onam□ngthe□.□umorsof□is□gr□e□entsandar□uments□uringthetripbegantosurface□leadingauthoritiest□speculatew□□t□er□□□□pla□was□nvolved.Eachmemberofthegr□uphad□differentsto□ytot□ll□a□dtheinconsi□tenc□□sinth□ir□□countsonlyaddedtothemy□te□yofthem□ss□ngnine□ Investig□t□rslearnedt□att□egrouphadbeenfri□ndsforyears□but□ec□□□l□th□rehadbeen□ensionamongthem.Rumorsof□is□gr□□mentsandargumentsduri□gth□t□i□beg□□tosurface,l□adingauthoritiestos□e□ulatewhet□erfoulplaywasinvolved.□□chm□mberof□he□roupha□adif□erentsto□yt□tell□andtheinconsis□e□cies□ntheirac□ountsonlyaddedtothemyste□yofthemis□□ngnine.<□□> <□>□n□estigat□rslear□edth□□the□rouphadb□enfriendsf□ry□ars,b□trec□ntlytherehadbe□nten□ionam□ngth□m.Rumorsofd□sagre□mentsanda□gumentsduringthe□r□pbeg□ntosurface,le□□ingau□horitiestospecu□atewhether□oulplay□a□i□volved□Eachmemberoft□egrouphad□d□f□er□nts□o□□tot□ll,and□h□incons□stenc□□□intheiraccoun□sonl□ad□edtot□emyst□ryoft□emissin□ni□□. □nvest□□at□□slearn□dthat□hegroupha□beenfriendsfo□years,butrecent□yther□hadbeen□e□si□□□mo□gthem.Rumors□fdis□□reementsand□rgumentsdur□ngthetrip□egantosurface,□eadingaut□oriti□stospec□□atewhet□□r□ou□playwasinvol□ed.Eachm□mb□□ofthegroup□□dad□ffere□tstorytot□ll,□ndt□□in□onsistenciesinth□irac□ount□onl□added□□them□ste□yofthemissingnine.