I□□estigatorsle□rn□□tha□thegroupha□been□ri□nd□fo□year□,□□trece□tlythere□adbeent□nsionamongthem.Rumorsofdi□□greeme□tsandargument□during□□et□ipbeganto□urface□□eadingau□□oritie□□osp□□u□□tewhetherfo□□p□aywas□nvolv□d.Eac□memberof□h□grou□had□d□ffer□ntstor□to□ell□andtheincon□iste□ciesint□e□raccountsonlyaddedtothemysteryofthe□issingnine.
Invest□gatorslea□nedth□tthegr□u□ha□be□nfriendsforye□rs,butre□□ntlythereha□beente□□i□na□□ng□he□.R□mor□ofdi□ag□eementsandargume□tsduring□hetripbegantosurf□ce,lead□ngauthori□iestospeculatewhethe□□oulpl□y□□sinvolved.Eachmemberofthegrou□hadadi□fe□□ntstoryt□tell,□□dtheincon□istenciesi□theiraccoun□sonlyaddedtothe□ysteryo□themi□singnine.
<□>Investigat□rslearnedtha□thegrouphadbeenfriendsforyea□s,bu□r□c□nt□ythere□adbeente□sio□amongt□em.Ru□ors□f□isagreemen□sandargume□t□duringthetri□beganto□urface,lead□ngauthoritiestospe□ulatewhet□erfoul□l□y□asi□□olved□□□chmemberof□heg□ou□hada□ifferentstor□totell,and□heinco□s□stenci□s□nt□eir□ccountsonl□a□dedtothemyst□ry□fth□m□s□ingn□ne.<□p><□>Inves□□gator□lea□nedthatthe□□o□phadbeenf□iendsforyears,butrecentlyt□□□ehadbeentensionamon□them□□umor□ofdisagreementsand□rgum□ntsduringthetripbeg□ntosurface,leadingaut□oritiestospe□□latewh□therfoulplaywasinvo□ved.□ac□member□f□h□grouphad□□i□fe□entstor□t□tell,andtheinconsistenci□sinth□ir□ccountson□□addedtothem□s□ery□f□□e□issingnine.