In□estigat□rsle□r□edtha□thegrouphadbeenfrien□sfor□e□rs,but□□ce□tlyth□rehadbee□tens□ona□ongth□m.Rumorsofdisagr□□mentsan□□rguments□ur□ngthetr□pbegantosurface,l□adingautho□i□ies□ospe□ulatewhetherfoulpla□wasinvolve□.Eachme□berofth□□rou□hadadiff□rentst□rytot□ll,andthein□onsistenciesinthei□□ccountsonlyadd□d□ot□emysteryof□hem□ssing□ine.
Investig□t□rslearn□□that□hegr□uphadbeenfrie□□s□□ryea□s,butrecen□ly□herehadbeentens□o□amongthem.Rumo□sofdisa□reementsan□□□gumentsduringthetripbe□a□tosurf□ce,leadin□authoritie□□osp□c□l□□ew□e□herfoulpla□w□sinv□lved.Ea□hm□mbe□ofthegrouphadad□ff□rentstoryt□tell,andth□inc□nsist□□ci□□intheiraccountsonlyad□edt□the□y□ter□ofthe□issingnine.
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Investigato□slearnedthatthegr□u□h□dbeenfri□ndsf□ryears,butrece□tlythere□ad□eent□nsionamongthem.R□morsofd□sagreemen□sanda□gume□tsduring□hetr□pbegant□surfac□,leadingauthori□iestospeculate□het□er□oulp□aywa□in□olved.Eachmembero□th□□rouphadadifferent□toryto□ell,andthei□consis□enci□sint□□iracco□ntsonlyaddedtothemystery□f□hemissing□□ne.