Inve□t□gatorsle□rnedthatthe□r□uph□dbeen□rie□dsf□r□e□rs,butr□centlyt□erehadbe□ntension□mongt□em.Rumo□sofdisa□□eeme□□□a□dargument□duringthetripbe□antosurf□ce,leadingauthori□iestosp□cu□atewhe□herfo□lpla□wasinvolved□Each□ember□□□he□rouphad□differentstorytotell,and□he□□consis□enci□sinth□iraccountson□ya□dedt□them□steryoft□emissingnine□<□p> Invest□gat□r□lea□□edthatthe□roup□adbe□□friend□f□ryears,□u□rece□tlytherehadbeentensionam□ngthe□.□umorsofdisagr□e□entsand□rgument□dur□ngthet□□□began□os□rface,leadinga□thoriti□stosp□c□la□ewhetherfou□pl□ywasi□□olve□.Eachmemberof□hegro□□hadadiffere□tstorytotell,andtheinc□nsistenciesi□theirac□□untso□ly□dd□dtothemyster□ofthemi□s□n□□ine.□> In□estigat□rsle□rnedthatthegrouphad□eenfrien□□fory□ars,bu□recently□hereh□dbeenten□□□nam□ng□he□.□u□or□ofdisagreementsan□a□gume□tsdur□ngthetr□p□egantosurface,le□din□auth□ri□□es□os□e□ul□□□whetherfo□lplay□a□involve□.Eachmemberofthegrou□hadadifferents□oryto□ell,□ndt□ei□con□□ste□ciesinthe□ra□coun□son□yaddedtoth□myst□ryofthemissingnine. In□e□tigatorsle□rnedthatthegr□uphadbeenfriendsforyea□s,butrec□ntlytherehadbee□tens□onam□n□them.□umo□so□disagr□ementsa□□argument□duringth□tr□pb□□antosurface,□eadingauthorities□□sp□□u□□tewheth□rfoulplaywas□nvolved.Each□emb□ro□thegrouphad□di□f□rentstorytotell,an□theinconsistenciesin□□eira□coun□son□yaddedtothe□ysteryo□themissi□gn□□□.□> Investi□ato□slea□nedthatth□□rouphadb□enfriend□for□ea□□,butrec□n□lythere□□dbeente□□ionamongth□m□□umorsofdisa□□□ementsan□argu□entsduringthetripbegan□□sur□□ce,leadinga□th□ri□ie□tos□eculatewheth□□fou□pla□was□nvolved.E□chmember□fthegrouphadadiff□r□ntstorytotell,andth□i□cons□□tencies□□t□□irac□ountson□yaddedtot□emyste□yofthemissingnine.