In□estigat□rslearne□thatthegrouphadbee□friendsforyears,bu□recently□hereh□dbeentensionamongthem.Ru□orso□disagree□□ntsandargum□ntsduri□gthetr□pb□g□ntosurface,lead□n□authoritiest□spec□latewh□t□erfoulpl□ywasinvol□□d.Ea□hmembe□o□□hegrouphadadifferentstor□totell,andthe□nc□nsistenciesi□theiraccountso□ly□ddedtothemys□ery□fthemissingnine.□><□>Investigato□s□ea□nedthattheg□ou□□ad□eenfri□□ds□ory□ars,□utr□cent□□therehadbee□tensiona□ongthem.Rumorsofdi□a□re□men□□andargumen□sdu□in□th□□r□pbeg□nto□urface,le□din□a□th□ritiestospeculatewhetherfoulplaywasinvolv□d□Eachmemberofthe□□□uph□□adiffer□□tstor□totell,andthein□o□□istenciesintheiraccountso□□□addedtothe□y□t□ry□fthemi□si□g□i□e. Investigatorsle□rnedt□a□t□eg□ou□hadb□□nfri□ndsfory□ars,b□tre□entlytherehadb□en□ensio□amongt□em.Rumor□□fdisagreement□a□da□gumentsduringthetripbe□antosurfac□,leadi□gauthoritiestos□eculatewhetherf□□lpl□y□asinvolved.Eachmember□fthegrouphadadiffe□□ntstoryt□t□l□,andtheinconsistenciesintheir□□count□onlyad□edtothemyst□ry□fthemissingnine.<□□> Investigatorslearnedt□atthe□rou□hadbeen□riends□oryea□s□butrec□ntlyt□erehadbeent□nsio□am□ngthem□Rumors□fd□sag□ee□entsa□d□rgum□nts□urin□thetr□pbegantosur□a□□,leadingauthorities□osp□culatewhetherfo□lplaywa□in□o□ved.Eachm□□b□rof□hegro□phadad□fferentstorytotell,andthe□n□onsistenc□esinth□iracc□□□□so□l□□d□edt□themys□eryo□the□issingni□e.<□p>□p>I□ves□igatorsl□arnedt□a□thegrouphadbe□nfrien□□fo□y□a□s,butrec□ntl□th□reh□db□e□t□nsionamongthem.Rumor□□fdis□greementsand□rgumen□sduringthe□ripbegantos□rfac□,l□adinga□□horitiesto□peculatewhet□e□foul□□ay□asinvolv□d.Eachmembe□o□t□egrou□□adadiffe□entstory□o□ell□andth□inconsist□ncies□nth□i□ac□oun□sonlyaddedtothem□□te□yof□hemissingni□e□ I□□estigatorsl□a□nedth□tth□gr□upha□beenfrien□s□oryea□□,butre□entlytherehadb□entensionam□n□them.R□morsofdisa□reem□□tsandar□um□□t□duringthetripbeg□ntosur□□ce□l□a□ingauthoritiest□speculatew□etherfoul□□aywas□nvolv□d.Eachm□mbe□of□hegrouphadadi□□er□ntstorytotell,a□dtheinconsist□□c□esint□eiraccountsonlyaddedtothemysteryofthemiss□n□□ine.