□nves□□g□to□s□ear□edthatthegr□uphadbeenfriendsforye□r□,butrecentlyther□□adbeentens□o□a□ongthem.Rumor□ofdisagree□entsanda□g□mentsduringthetripbe□□ntosurface,l□ad□ngauth□ritiestospeculatewhetherfoul□laywasinvo□ved.□□□hmember□fthegrouphadadifferentstoryto□ell,andtheinc□n□iste□ciesin□□eiraccou□tsonlya□dedtoth□mysteryofthemissingni□e.<□p> Invest□gato□sl□arnedtha□thegrou□ha□□eenfriendsforyears,butrec□ntlythere□adbeenten□□□namon□□□em.□umorsofdi□agreements□□□arg□mentsduri□gthetripbeganto□urface,leadingauthorit□□□tospeculatewhetherfoul□□ay□as□nvolve□.□ac□memberofthegrouphadadif□e□entstorytotel□,andth□inconsi□tencies□ntheiraccountsonly□ddedt□the□yst□ry□ft□emissing□ine.□□p> Inve□tigatorslearnedthatthegrou□□adbee□frien□□fo□ye□rs,but□ecentlytherehad□□□n□ens□onam□ngthe□.Rumo□so□disagreement□andargumentsduringthe□ripbegant□su□face,l□adingauthoritiest□s□ecul□tewh□therfoulplaywas□n□o□v□d.Eachmemberof□hegrouphadadif□erentsto□ytotel□,andth□i□con□□stenci□s□□□heiracco□ntsonlyaddedtothemys□eryofthe□issing□ine. Inves□ig□□orslearn□dthat□he□rouphadbeenfr□e□dsforye□rs,bu□□□cent□y□herehadbeentens□□□□mong□hem.Rumo□sofdi□a□□e□ments□nda□gumentsduring□□e□r□pbegantosurfa□e,leadingauthor□ties□os□□culatewhet□erfou□□□a□wasinvol□ed.Each□embero□thegro□phadadi□ferentstor□tote□l,and□□ei□c□nsisten□ies□ntheirac□ountsonlyadded□o□h□myster□o□themiss□ngnine.□> In□est□gator□learnedt□atthegroup□adbeenfriends□oryears,b□trece□tly□h□r□had□eenten□ionamongth□m.Rumorso□□isagreemen□□and□rgumentsduringthetripbe□□ntosurf□c□,leadingauthorities□os□ec□latewhe□herfo□lplay□a□involved.E□c□m□mbero□thegrouphada□ifferentst□rytotel□,andth□incon□□stencies□nt□eiracc□□ntsonlyadded□o□hemysteryofthe□issingnine.□>