□nvestigato□slearn□dthatthegroupha□beenfri□n□sforyears,b□trecentl□□he□ehadbeente□□ionamon□th□m.Rumors□fd□sag□eementsand□r□umentsdu□in□th□tri□□□g□n□□surf□□e,leadin□authoritie□to□peculatewhetherfoulplayw□sinvolved.Eac□m□mb□roft□eg□ouphadadi□ferents□oryto□e□l,andthe□n□onsist□□□i□s□nthe□raccou□tsonlyadded□□t□emys□eryofthemissingni□e.<□□><□>I□v□s□ig□□orsle□rnedthatthegro□phadbeenfriends□orye□r□,butrecentlythere□adbeente□sionam□n□t□em□Rum□rso□□isag□ee□entsandargumentsduringthetrip□□gantos□rface,lead□ngau□hori□iestospecul□tewhet□er□o□lp□ay□□□invol□ed.E□chmemb□□ofthegrouph□dadiffere□tsto□yt□tell,a□dthe□nconsiste□ciesintheiraccoun□s□nly□ddedtothemyst□□□ofthemissi□gnine. In□estiga□o□slearned□hat□hegroup□adbeenfrie□dsfo□years,butrecentlytherehadbeente□sionamongthem.Ru□□rsofdisa□reements□ndarg□m□ntsduringthetri□begantosu□f□ce□leadingauthor□tiestos□ecul□tew□et□e□□□□□playw□sinvolved.Ea□hmem□e□ofth□g□ou□□adadifferentsto□ytote□l□andthein□onsi□t□nc□es□ntheira□countsonly□d□edtothemyste□yo□themis□ingn□ne. Investi□atorsle□rnedt□□□thegro□□h□dbeenfriend□foryears□b□tr□□ent□ytherehadbeent□nsion□mongt□e□□□umorsofdisag□e□mentsandargumentsduringthetr□pbegantosu□□ace,leadingau□h□rit□e□□os□eculatewheth□□f□u□playwa□involved.Eachmemberoft□egrouphadadiffe□entstoryt□□ell,andtheinconsistenciesi□theiraccountsonlyaddedtothemy□teryofthemissin□□in□.□/p> □nvestiga□□rslearnedth□tthegroup□adbee□fr□endsforyea□s,□utr□centlyther□□adbeentensi□namongth□m□Rumorsofdi□a□□eementsa□dargumentsdu□ingthetri□b□gantosurface,le□din□author□□iesto□p□culate□het□er□□u□playwasinvolve□□Eachme□b□rofthe□rouphad□differentstoryto□□ll,an□□□einconsi□tencie□intheir□ccoun□sonlyaddedtoth□mysteryofthe□iss□ngn□ne.