□nv□s□□gator□learnedthat□hegro□□hadbeenfriendsforyears,butrecentlythe□ehadbeent□ns□onamon□th□m□Rumor□o□disagreem□ntsandargumen□sdu□ingthe□ripb□g□ntosurface,□ead□□gautho□it□estosp□cu□atewhe□herf□u□play□asinvolv□d.Eachme□b□r□ft□egrouph□dadi□fer□ntst□r□totell,andtheinconsist□nciesintheiraccount□on□y□dde□t□themy□□e□□o□themis□i□gnine. In□est□gatorslearned□ha□thegr□□phad□eenfri□nds□oryears,butrece□tlytherehadbeen□ensionam□ngthem.R□mor□ofd□sa□reemen□san□argu□entsduring□hetripb□gant□surface,□eading□u□horitie□to□peculatewhetherfoulplaywasinvolv□d.E□chm□mberofthegroup□adadiffere□tstorytote□l,and□heincon□istenciesintheiraccount□□□lyadded□othem□ste□□ofth□missin□nine. Invest□gato□s□earned□ha□th□gro□pha□bee□fr□□nds□oryears,butr□centlyth□rehad□een□ensionamongthem.Rumo□sof□isagr□ementsandargumentsdur□ngth□tri□begantosurface,□eadin□aut□o□itiest□speculatewhetherfoulpla□□asinvolv□d.Eachmember□fthegro□□hadadi□□e□entstorytotell,andtheinconsi□tencie□intheiraccountsonlyaddedtot□emysteryof□hemissingnine.□> Investig□torsle□rnedthatt□e□rou□hadbeenfrien□sforyears,butr□cen□lytherehadb□entensionam□ngthem.Rumo□s□fdisagreemen□san□argume□tsduringthetrip□□gan□os□r□ace,leading□u□h□rit□estospe□ulatewhetherfoulp□aywasinvolved.Eachm□□be□oftheg□o□phada□□f□eren□s□oryto□ell,andth□inconsistenci□sintheir□c□□u□tso□lyad□edtothemys□e□yofthemiss□□gn□□e.□/□> Investig□torsl□□rnedthatth□g□ou□hadb□enfr□□ndsf□□□ear□,butrecentlythereha□b□e□tensi□namong□hem.Rumor□ofdisag□eemen□sandargu□entsduringthetr□pbegan□□surface,l□adinga□thoritiestospecu□atew□etherfoulpl□ywa□involved.□ac□m□mberofthegroupha□ad□ff□rentsto□y□otel□,a□dtheinconsis□enc□esi□theira□count□onl□added□othemysteryofth□missin□n□n□.