Investig□□□□slearne□thattheg□ouphadbeenfr□□ndsforyear□,b□□recentlytherehadbe□nte□sio□amo□g□□em.Rumor□ofd□sag□eements□nda□gument□du□i□g□hetripbegantosurf□ce,l□adingau□horitie□t□□peculatewhet□erfoulp□□ywasinvo□ved.Eachme□b□rofthe□rou□hadadifferentstorytotell,andtheinconsisten□iesin□he□raccount□only□d□edt□themyster□of□h□mis□ingni□e.<□p> Investiga□orslearnedthatthegro□pha□b□enfri□□dsf□ryears,bu□recentl□t□□rehadbee□tensionamongth□m.Rum□rsofdisagreementsanda□gumentsdurin□th□□ripbegant□su□□ace□lea□ingaut□orit□□st□speculatew□□t□erf□□lp□ay□as□nvolved.□achm□mb□rofth□gro□phad□dif□e□entstorytotell□andt□einco□sistenciesintheira□countsonlyaddedt□themy□te□yo□themissi□gn□ne. □nvestigatorslear□ed□hatthegroupha□beenfr□end□forye□rs□butrecent□ythereh□□beent□nsi□namongthem.Rum□rsofd□sagreementsan□argu□ents□□□□ng□hetripbegantos□rface,□□□dingaut□o□itiestospeculatewhetherfou□playwasi□volved.Eac□□□mberoft□egrouphadadiffe□e□tst□rytotell,a□d□heincon□iste□ciesinth□irac□ountsonlya□dedtothemys□eryofthemiss□n□nine. Investigat□rsl□arned□hatthegroupha□beenfrien□sfor□ears,□utrecentlythe□□□adbee□ten□ion□m□ngth□m.□u□orsofdisag□eementsandargumen□sduringthetripbeganto□□rfa□□,leadingau□hor□tiestos□ecul□t□whethe□fo□l□laywa□□nvolv□□.Eachm□mbero□t□egrouphadadiffer□n□□torytote□□,andtheinc□nsi□tenc□□sint□eiracc□unts□nly□ddedtothemyst□ryofthemissin□ni□□□□□□> Investiga□orslearnedthatt□egrouphadb□enfri□□dsforye□rs,but□ecentlythe□□□adbeente□si□□□mongt□em.Rumo□sofdi□agr□□□ents□ndargume□tsdur□ngt□etripb□gan□osurface,l□adingauthoritiestospeculatewheth□□foulpla□wasinvolv□d.Ea□hmemb□ro□thegrouphadadiffe□ents□o□ytotell,□ndthei□consist□nc□esintheiracc□untsonlyaddedtothemy□teryo□t□emissing□ine.