In□□stig□t□rsle□rne□thatthegrou□hadbeenf□iendsforye□rs,□utrec□□tlyth□rehad□e□ntensiona□ongthem□Ru□or□ofdisagr□ementsandargu□□ntsd□□ingthetripb□gant□surf□ce,leadingauthori□iestospecu□a□ewhet□□rf□ulplaywasinvolv□d.Eachme□beroft□egrouphadadif□er□nt□torytote□l,andthei□consisten□iesinth□ira□coun□sonly□dd□dt□t□e□y□teryofthemissingnine.□/p□□p□□nves□igatorsle□rn□dth□tthegr□uphadbeenfri□nd□foryears,butre□□ntlyt□erehadbeentension□mong□hem.Rum□rsof□isag□eeme□tsandargu□entsduringthetripbega□□osu□face,□eadingauthor□ties□osp□culat□□□ethe□foulplaywasi□□□□ved.Eac□membe□ofthegrouphadad□ffere□□storytot□ll,a□dthe□nconsi□tenciesintheiraccountsonlyaddedtothemyster□of□hem□ssin□nine. In□e□tigat□rslea□nedt□att□egrouphadbeen□riendsforyears,b□trecen□lytherehadbee□tension□m□ngt□em.□umorsof□isagreeme□tsandargumentsdu□i□gthetripbeganto□urface,□□adingauthoriti□stospeculate□hethe□□□ul□laywasi□vol□ed.Ea□hmem□erofthegrouphadadif□□rentst□r□totell□andtheinco□siste□ciesinthei□accoun□so□lyaddedtothe□y□teryo□□hemissi□g□ine. Investigato□□l□arn□dthatthegroup□adb□enfriendsforyears□b□trec□ntlytherehadbee□tensionamongth□m.Rumors□fdisagre□mentsand□rgumentsduringthetri□begant□surfa□e,leadin□authorities□ospe□□latewhetherfoulplaywa□in□olve□.Ea□h□em□eroft□e□rouphadadif□erentstorytotel□,andtheinconsi□tenc□esintheira□c□unts□nl□added□othe□ysteryofthemissi□□n□n□□ Inves□igato□slear□edthatth□g□ouphadbee□fri□ndsforyears,butrec□n□□yther□hadbeenten□□□□amongthem.□umorsofdis□g□eementsa□dargume□tsduringthet□ipbegan□□surface□□eading□□thor□tiestos□ecula□ew□et□erfoulplaywasin□olved□Eachme□□□rofthegr□u□hadad□ffere□tst□ryt□□ell,andthein□o□s□stenc□□sintheiraccountson□yaddedtothemysteryof□hemis□in□n□ne.