Investiga□orsl□arn□□thatth□groupha□□een□riendsforyears,butrece□tlyther□hadbeen□ensi□n□mongth□m.Rumorsofdisagreementsand□rg□mentsduringthe□ripbega□tosurface,l□□dingauthor□tiestospec□latew□□therfoulplayw□sinvolved.E□ch□em□e□ofthe□roupha□adifferen□□torytotel□,andt□ein□□n□□stenc□e□intheir□ccountsonlya□dedtothemy□□eryofthe□is□ingnine. □nv□s□□g□tor□lea□nedthatt□e□□o□phadbe□nf□iendsf□ryears,butre□entlyther□hadbeen□ensi□□amongthem.Rumorsof□isagr□eme□tsan□argumentsduri□gthetrip□ega□□osurface□lead□n□□uthorit□estospeculate□hetherfoulplaywasi□volv□d.Eachmemb□rofthegr□up□ada□i□ferentstory□ot□□l,□ndth□incon□iste□□iesintheir□ccou□tsonly□ddedtothemy□ter□ofthemissingnine.□/p>□p>Investigatorslearnedthatthegroup□adbeen□riendsforyears,bu□recent□ytherehadbeen□□nsionamongthem□Rum□rs□fd□sag□eement□andar□um□□tsduring□□e□rip□egantosurf□ce,leadinga□thoritiestospeculatewhether□ou□p□a□□asin□o□ved.E□□□m□mberof□hegroupha□□d□ffer□ntstorytotel□,andt□einc□n□isten□iesintheirac□□un□so□lyaddedtothem□st□ryo□themissingnine. Inves□igatorsl□ar□edthatth□grouphadbeen□riendsforyea□s,b□tr□cent□ythereh□□beente□s□□□amongthem.Rumor□ofdisag□eem□nts□n□□rguments□uringt□□tripb□ga□tosurface,leadi□□authoriti□st□specu□□□ew□eth□rf□ulpl□□wa□involved.Each□e□ber□fthegroup□ada□ifferentsto□yto□ell,andthei□consistenc□es□nt□eiracc□unts□nlya□dedtot□emysteryofth□mi□singnine. In□□stig□tors□earnedthatthegr□uphadbeenfriendsf□ry□ar□,butrecen□lytherehadbeentensionamongthem.Rumorsofdisagreements□ndar□ument□duringth□tripbegantosur□□ce,□eadingauthorit□estosp□culatew□ether□□u□playwasi□volved□Eachmem□eroftheg□oupha□a□i□f□rents□□rytot□ll,andt□eincons□stencie□□ntheiracc□u□tsonly□dded□othemy□teryofthemis□ingnine.□/p>