□nvestiga□orslearnedthatthegro□□h□dbee□□r□endsforyears,but□ecentlyther□□adbeenten□ionamongt□□m□Rumorsofdisagreementsand□rgu□entsduri□gthetripb□gantosurfa□e,□ead□□gauthoritie□□os□□culat□whetherfoul□laywasin□olve□.Eachmemberofthegr□uphadad□fferents□o□y□□tell,□ndthe□nconsistenciesinthei□□ccountsonl□ad□□dto□□emys□e□yoft□emissingni□e□ I□vest□gator□l□arnedtha□the□□ou□hadbeenf□□endsforyears,butre□□ntlythe□ehadbeen□ensionamongthem□□□m□r□ofdi□a□ree□e□tsand□rgume□tsduri□gthetri□begant□su□face,□e□dingauthoritie□tospeculate□h□therfo□lplaywasinvolved.E□chmemberofthe□rouphadadifferentstorytote□l,andtheinc□nsist□nciesin□□eiraccou□tsonl□addedtothemys□er□of□□emissingnine.□> □n□estiga□orslea□nedthatthegrouph□□□e□nfriendsforyea□s,bu□recently□herehadbeentensio□amongthem.Rumo□sofdisagree□e□tsandarg□m□ntsd□ringthe□ripbegantosur□ace,le□dingauthoritiestospecul□tewhet□e□f□□lplaywasinvolved□Eac□□embe□ofth□□roupha□adiffere□tstor□t□□ell,andt□eincons□stenciesint□eiraccoun□son□yadded□othemysteryofthe□issin□□□ne.□□<□>Inve□tigatorslearnedtha□the□rou□h□□been□rie□dsf□ryears,butrece□tlytherehadbeentens□onamongthem.Rumorso□disag□e□me□tsand□rg□mentsduringt□e□r□pb□gantosur□□ce,leadin□aut□o□itiestos□eculatewhetherfoulpl□ywasinvolved□Eac□me□be□ofthegrouphad□d□ffe□entsto□yt□tell,a□□theinconsist□n□iesinthei□acc□untso□lyadd□d□othemyste□yofthemiss□ngnine. Invest□gat□rsl□□rnedthatthegrouphadbeenfrien□sforyears□butrecen□□ytherehadbeentens□onam□n□them.□□□□r□ofdisagreementsa□dargu□e□tsdur□ngthetripbegantosurface,l□adinga□thoritiesto□p□c□la□ewh□t□e□foulplay□a□inv□□v□d□□achmemberoft□egrouphadadif□e□ent□toryt□tell,and□heinco□sist□nciesinth□iraccountso□□yaddedtothe□□□teryo□□hemissi□gnine□□> In□estigatorslearnedthat□hegrouphad□eenfr□end□foryears,butr□centlyt□erehadbeente□siona□ongthem□Ru□□rs□fdi□agr□□ment□andargumen□sdur□n□thet□ipb□□ant□su□face,lead□□□authoritiesto□peculatewh□□her□ou□playwas□nvolved.Eac□□□mberof□hegroup□a□adifferen□storytotell,□ndthein□onsistenc□□s□n□heiraccoun□sonlyadded□□themysteryofthemis□ingnine.□>