Investigators□earnedthatthegroup□adbeenf□iendsfory□□rs,butrecentlyth□rehadbeent□nsio□□mongthe□.Rumorsofdisagreementsandarguments□uringthetrip□egantosurface,leadingauthor□□ies□ospecula□ew□ethe□□o□lp□ayw□sinvolved.Eachmemb□rofthegroup□□dad□fferentstoryto□ell,□ndthei□consistenciesinthe□□accountson□yadde□tothemystery□fth□missingnin□. Invest□gatorslearn□dthatthegro□pha□b□enfrie□d□forye□□□,butrecentlyt□erehad□e□nt□□sionam□n□□hem.Rum□rs□fdisa□re□m□ntsan□□rgumentsduringth□t□ipbegantosu□face,leading□u□h□ri□iestospec□□□tewhether□□ulp□□□wasi□□olved.Eachme□beroftheg□o□pha□adi□ferent□□ory□ot□ll,andthein□onsi□□enciesintheiraccounts□nlyaddedtot□emyste□y□fthemissingnin□.<□p> Investigat□rslearnedthatt□egro□phad□een□r□□ndsforyears,□utr□centlyt□ereh□dbeen□□□□io□amongthem.Rumorsof□isagreeme□tsand□rgu□e□tsduri□g□he□ripbeg□nt□□urfa□e,l□□di□g□ut□oritiestospeculatewheth□rfoulplayw□sinvolved.□achm□mbe□ofth□□rou□ha□adifferentstoryt□□□□l,andtheinconsist□nciesi□□he□□accountson□yadded□oth□m□□tery□□t□emissingnine.□□p□ I□□e□tiga□or□learnedt□atth□gr□uphadb□enfri□ndsfory□ars,butr□centlytherehadbeenten□ionam□ngthem.Rumorsofd□sagre□me□tsandargum□ntsduringthe□r□pb□g□ntosu□face,□eadingauthoritie□tospe□ula□ewhetherfoulplaywasinvolved.Eachmem□□rofthegrouphadadi□fer□ntstoryto□ell,andth□□nconsistenciesintheir□ccountso□l□addedtothemystery□fth□missingnine. Inv□□tigatorslearnedtha□thegrouphadbeenfrien□sforyears,b□trecentlythereh□dbeentensionamongth□m□Rumor□ofd□□agreeme□□s□ndar□um□nts□uring□□etripbegantosur□□ce,le□□ingauthor□tiesto□peculatewhether□o□□playwasinvolved.Ea□hmembe□of□h□gr□up□ada□iffer□nts□ory□ote□l□andthein□o□□istenci□□i□theiraccountsonlyadde□tothem□steryofthemis□ingnine.