Investigato□sl□a□n□□thatthegrou□□adbeenfriendsf□rye□rs,but□e□en□lyt□ereh□db□□ntensio□amongthem.□umo□s□fdis□gree□entsandarg□□entsduring□hetripbegan□osurface,leadingauthori□ies□ospe□ul□tewhet□erfo□lplaywa□i□volv□d.Eac□me□□□□ofthegro□phada□iffere□tstor□totell□a□dtheinconsistencie□inth□i□acco□ntsonlyadde□tothemysteryo□the□issingnine. Inv□st□gators□□arn□dthattheg□ouphadbeen□ri□n□□foryears,butrec□ntl□therehadbe□ntension□mo□gt□em.Rumorsof□isagr□ement□and□rguments□uringt□etripbe□anto□u□fac□,leadingauth□ritie□tos□eculatewhetherfoulpla□was□nvolve□.Each□□m□erof□hegrouphadadifferen□storytote□l,a□dtheinconsistenciesintheira□□oun□s□nlyaddedtothemysteryof□hemissi□gnine. I□□□stigatorslearne□□ha□□hegro□p□adbeen□riendsfor□□□rs,butrec□ntlytherehadbee□tensionam□ngth□m.□umors□f□isag□e□□□n□□an□argumentsd□ring□hetripbega□t□surfac□,lead□ngauthorities□ospeculatewhetherfou□□laywasin□ol□e□.Ea□□m□mberofthegr□uphad□diffe□en□storytotell,a□dt□einc□nsist□n□ie□intheiracc□□n□sonly□ddedtothemyst□ryofthemis□ing□□n□.□□ Investigat□rslearnedthatthegrouphadbe□n□riend□fo□years□butrecentlytherehadb□en□ensionamong□hem.Rumorsof□i□a□reement□andarg□ment□duringthetripb□gant□surfac□,leadingautho□itiesto□p□culatewhetherf□ulplaywa□i□□olved□□achmember□ftheg□ouphadad□f□erentsto□ytotell,andtheinconsistenciesint□eiracco□ntsonl□a□de□□othemyster□ofthemissingnin□.□□□p>□nves□□gatorslearnedthatthegrouphadbeen□riendsforyears,bu□r□□□n□□yth□□□hadbe□n□ensionam□n□the□□Rum□rsofdisagreementsandargumentsdur□□gth□t□ipbegantosur□□ce,l□adin□au□horities□osp□□ulatewhether□oulpl□ywasinvolved.Each□emberoftheg□ouphadad□f□erentstorytot□l□,andthei□consistenc□e□□ntheiraccoun□□o□lyaddedtothe□□s□eryofth□missi□gnine.□/p> □nvestig□tors□earnedtha□th□group□adbe□n□riend□foryears,butrecently□h□rehadbe□nten□iona□ongthem.Rumor□of□i□agree□entsandargumentsduringthetrip□egantosurface,lea□□ngautho□it□□stospecu□atew□□the□f□ulpl□ywa□involved.□□ch□emberofthegr□up□ada□ifferentstoryto□e□l,and□heinco□sist□ncies□nth□iracc□untsonlya□d□dtothemysteryof□hemissingnine.