In□estigatorslearnedthatthegrouphadbe□n□□iendsf□ryears,bu□r□ce□tlyt□ere□adbeen□ensio□amo□gt□em.□umorsof□isagreem□ntsandar□um□ntsduringth□tripbegantosurface,□eadingauth□□□□iestospec□latewhetherfoulp□ayw□sinv□lv□□.□ach□emb□rofth□group□ad□□ifferentstory□otell□andth□incon□istenciesinthei□accountson□yadded□othemyst□ryo□the□□ss□ng□ine. Inves□□gatorslearn□dthattheg□□u□hadb□□nfriendsforyears,butr□c□ntly□herehadbee□ten□□onamongth□□.Rumors□f□isagree□□□□sandarg□□entsdu□ingthetr□pbegantosurface,□ead□ngaut□oritiestospeculatewh□t□erf□ulplaywas□nvolve□.Each□em□eroftheg□o□□hadad□ffe□□ntst□□ytote□□,□ndth□i□□onsist□nciesinthe□raccountsonlyad□ed□othemyster□of□he□issingnine. I□□estigatorslearnedthatthe□roupha□b□en□□iend□forye□rs,bu□recentlytherehadbeent□nsiona□ongthem.Rumor□ofdi□a□re□mentsandargumentsdur□ngthetripbegantosu□fa□e,l□a□ingauthori□□esto□pecu□at□whethe□foulplayw□□□nvolve□.Ea□hmemberoft□egrouphadadiffer□nt□toryto□el□□and□heinconsistenciesintheiracco□nt□only□□dedtothemystery□f□h□missingnine. □nvestigatorsle□rnedthattheg□□uphadb□e□□riends□o□years,butrecentlyth□□ehadbeentens□o□am□ngthem.Rumorsofdisag□□ement□□ndargu□□□tsduringthetrip□egant□□ur□ace,leadi□gauthoritiest□s□eculatewhetherfoulp□aywasinvolved.Eachmemberofthegrou□hadadiffe□□nt□t□rytote□l,andthei□c□nsistencies□nthei□acco□ntson□yaddedtot□emy□□eryofthemissingnine.