□n□esti□atorslearnedthat□h□□r□uphadbeenfriendsf□rye□□s,butrecently□here□adbeenten□i□na□o□gthe□□□u□or□ofdisagreementsanda□gu□□ntsduringthetripbegantosurface,□eading□□th□ri□ie□tospeculatew□et□e□foulpla□w□sinvolve□□Eachmembero□th□grouph□dadi□ferent□torytot□ll,an□theincons□stenciesintheirac□o□nts□nlyadded□othemystery□fthemiss□ngnine.□□p> In□estigatorslear□□dthattheg□ouphadbeenfri□ndsfor□ea□s,b□trecentlyt□□rehadbe□ntensiona□on□t□em.Rumo□sof□is□gr□emen□s□ndargu□entsdur□ngthe□□ipbegantosurface,leadingaut□oritie□t□spe□ulatewhetherfou□p□aywasin□□□ved.Each□emberofthe□rouphada□ifferents□or□totell,andt□ei□□onsistenciesin□heiraccount□only□d□edtothemyst□r□ofthemissingnine. Invest□□a□orslearnedthatthegroup□ad□ee□friendsfory□ars,but□ece□□□□therehadbeentensiona□ongthem.Rumors□fdisagr□ements□ndargumentsd□r□ngthetripbegant□surface,leadingauthoriti□□□□specu□atewhetherf□u□playwasinvo□ved.E□c□me□be□ofth□grou□hadadi□fe□□ntstorytotell,□ndtheinconsisten□iesint□e□racco□n□s□nlyadde□tothemy□tery□f□hemissingni□e.<□p> <□>Investig□t□rslearne□thatthegro□□□ad□eenfrie□d□for□ears,□utr□cen□□ythere□ad□□ent□n□i□na□□ngthe□.Rumo□sofd□s□g□eementsandar□umentsdur□ngthetripbegantosurface,l□adingau□horitiestospe□ul□t□whe□herfo□lplaywas□nv□□ved.Ea□h□emberofthegrou□h□dad□fferen□storytotel□,andtheincon□istenc□es□ntheirac□o□ntsonlyaddedt□themyst□ryofthemis□in□nine.<□p>□p>Invest□gato□s□□arnedthatthegrouphadbe□n□riendsfo□years,butrecentl□therehadbeen□□nsionamongthem.Ru□orso□□isagreementsandargume□tsdur□□g□□□trip□eg□ntosurface,lead□ngautho□itiesto□peculatewhethe□fo□lplaywasinvolve□.Eachm□mber□ft□egrouphad□differentstor□t□□ell□andthe□ncon□ist□n□iesintheiraccount□only□d□e□□ot□□mysteryofthemis□ingn□ne□<□p>