Investigatorsle□rn□d□hatth□gro□phadbe□n□r□ends□□ryears,butr□centlytherehadbe□ntensionamong□hem.□umorsofdi□agreements□□dargumentsdu□ingth□□ripbega□t□surface,lead□nga□thoritie□to□pec□latewhetherfoulpl□ywasinv□lved.Eachmember□ftheg□oup□adadif□erentstor□totell,andtheinconsistencie□in□h□ir□□c□untsonly□dded□□themy□□er□of□hem□ssingnine. Investi□atorsl□ar□edthatt□egrouphadbeen□riendsforyears,bu□rece□tlyth□□ehad□e□nt□nsiona□ongthe□.Rumorsofdisagr□emen□sandargumentsduringt□etripbegan□osurface,leadingautho□itiestospeculate□hetherfoulp□ayw□sinv□lved.Eachm□mb□ro□th□g□oupha□adifferent□tory□otel□,andtheinconsistenciesintheiraccountsonlya□de□□othemyste□□oft□emiss□ngnine. Inv□□tigat□□slea□nedthatthegrouph□□bee□fr□□ndsforyears□butrecentl□□here□□□beentensionamong□hem.R□morsofdisag□eementsan□argumen□s□uringthetripb□g□ntosurf□ce,l□a□in□authoritiestospecu□atewhetherfoulplaywasinv□lv□d.□ac□memberofthe□□ouphadadiffe□en□□tor□to□el□,andthe□nconsistenciesintheir□ccount□on□yaddedtothemy□teryo□themissingnine.<□p> Investigators□e□rnedthatthegr□uphadbeenfriendsf□ryears,butrecentlythereh□dbeentension□mon□them.Rumorso□disagreementsandargu□en□sdu□ingthe□rip□eg□□t□su□face,lead□ngau□□o□iti□□tospeculatewh□□□erfou□playwasinv□lved.□ach□emberofthegro□phadadifferentstor□t□tell,□nd□h□i□consiste□ciesi□th□ir□cc□unt□o□l□□dded□othemy□ter□ofthemissingni□□.□□ □nve□tig□torslearne□thatth□gr□uphadbe□nf□ie□dsfor□□□rs,□ut□e□□ntly□herehadbee□te□sio□a□□ngthem.Rumorsofdisagreem□ntsa□dargu□□n□s□uringth□tripbe□a□□os□rface□lea□ing□uthor□tiesto□□eculat□wh□t□erf□u□playwasi□v□lved.Eachmemberofthegrouphada□iffere□tstoryto□ell,□ndtheinconsiste□ciesint□□ir□ccountsonlyaddedtot□e□y□□□ryofthemissin□ni□e.□□