Investigators□e□□□edthatth□gro□ph□dbeenfriendsforyear□,butrecentlyth□rehadbeent□n□iona□ongth□m.Rumorsofdisag□□ementsa□darg□mentsduringthetripbegan□osurface,l□ad□ngauth□ritiestospe□u□atew□□t□er□□u□□laywa□in□olved.Eac□mem□erofthe□rou□hadad□ffer□ntstoryto□ell,andth□□nconsist□nci□□inthe□r□cc□unts□nlyaddedtothemy□teryofthemissin□ni□e.□/p> In□estig□tor□learnedthatthegrouphadbeen□ri□ndsforyears,b□trecentlyt□erehadbeentension□mongt□em.R□mo□sofdi□agree□entsand□r□u□en□□□uringthetripbegant□su□fa□e,leadingauthoritiest□spec□□at□□□etherfo□□p□aywasinv□lved.E□c□mem□□r□f□hegro□phadadiffe□en□sto□ytotell□□ndtheinconsiste□cies□nth□iraccountsonl□□ddedtothemy□tery□fth□mi□si□gnine. In□estig□t□rsle□rnedthatthegrouphadbe□nfriend□□oryears,bu□□□c□ntlythereha□beentension□mongthem.Rumors□fd□□a□reementsandarg□ments□uringthetripb□gant□surface,le□d□ngauthoriti□stospecul□tewheth□rf□ul□la□wa□in□ol□ed.□achme□beroftheg□ouphadadi□ferentstorytotell,□ndth□inco□sisten□i□sintheiraccount□□nlyaddedtothemyst□ryo□□hemi□s□□gnine. □nvesti□□t□rsl□arne□thatthegroup□□dbe□nfrien□sforyears,□utrecentl□t□ere□ad□eent□nsionamo□gth□m□Rumorsofd□sagreements□nd□□gume□tsduring□hetrip□egantos□r□a□□,leadingauthoritiestospeculatewhe□□erfo□l□lay□asinvolved.E□chmember□ft□egrouphadadifferentsto□ytote□l,andth□inconsisten□iesinthei□accountsonlyaddedtothemyst□ry□fthemissi□gnine.<□p><□>In□□stig□t□rsl□arne□thatthegroup□ad□eenfriendsfor□ears,butrecentlythere□a□bee□ten□io□among□hem.R□mo□s□fd□sagreementsandargume□tsduringthetrip□e□antosurface□□e□dingauthoritiestospeculatewh□the□fo□lplaywasinvolved.Eachmemberofth□□roupha□adi□ferent□tory□otell,□nd□heinconsist□□ci□sintheir□cc□un□sonly□□d□□tothemyste□yofthemissi□gn□ne□