Investiga□orslearnedthatth□□r□uphadbeenf□ie□dsfo□y□a□s,but□ecentlythe□□ha□be□ntension□mon□□□em.Ru□orsof□i□agr□em□□tsandargum□ntsdur□ngth□t□i□□egan□os□rf□c□,leadinga□thoriti□s□o□□eculatewhetherfou□p□aywa□□□vo□ved□Eachmemberof□hegroupha□ad□ff□ren□storyt□t□ll,andtheinc□□sistenciesinth□ira□count□onlyad□edt□themys□eryofthemi□singnine. Investi□ator□lea□ne□thatthe□rouphad□eenfriends□oryea□s□butrecentlyt□ere□adbeentensionamongthem.Rumorsofdis□greementsanda□g□mentsduringthetripbegan□os□rface□leadingauthoritiestospe□ulatewhether□□□lplaywasin□□□ved□E□chme□be□of□h□grou□ha□adifferentsto□ytotell,an□t□eincons□stenc□esinthei□acco□nts□n□yaddedtothe□ysteryofthemiss□ngnine.□□p> Inv□stigatorsl□ar□edthatthegrouphadb□e□frie□□sf□ryears,□utrecen□l□□h□rehadbeentensiona□o□gthem□R□m□rsofdisagreemen□sandargumentsduri□gthetripbeg□n□osur□ace,le□dingau□□orit□est□speculat□w□etherfou□playwasinvolved.Eachm□mberofthegro□p□ada□iffe□entstor□totel□,andtheinconsistenciesi□theira□coun□□on□yaddedtothe□□steryofthemissin□□ine.□/p>□p>Investigato□□learnedt□atthegrouphadbeenfriend□foryears,butr□□□ntlytherehadbe□nte□si□namo□gth□m.Rumorsofdis□greementsand□r□umentsdurin□thetripbega□to□urface,leadingauthoritiestospe□u□atewhether□ou□playwasinvol□□d.Eachme□ber□fthegrou□hadadiffer□ntstorytot□ll,andt□eincon□istenciesintheirac□□untsonlyadd□dtoth□my□□eryo□□hemis□ingnine.